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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 It was a sunny September morning, so full of light and sweetness that it seemed as if everybody must rejoice.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading But the doctor walked with his eyes fastened to the ground and did not once lift them to the blue sky above him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The doctor had had an only daughter, who, after his wife's death, had been his sole and constant companion, but only a few months previously death had deprived him of his dear child, and he had never been the same bright and cheery man since.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The kind doctor who had given the order that Heidi was to be sent home was walking along one of the broad streets towards Herr Sesemann's house.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an expression of sadness on his face, formerly so cheerful, and his hair had grown greyer since the spring.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a sunny September morning, so full of light and sweetness that it seemed as if everybody must rejoice.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a sunny September morning, so full of light and sweetness that it seemed as if everybody must rejoice.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The kind doctor who had given the order that Heidi was to be sent home was walking along one of the broad streets towards Herr Sesemann's house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The doctor had had an only daughter, who, after his wife's death, had been his sole and constant companion, but only a few months previously death had deprived him of his dear child, and he had never been the same bright and cheery man since.
blue
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From this reading But the doctor walked with his eyes fastened to the ground and did not once lift them to the blue sky above him.
bright
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From this reading The doctor had had an only daughter, who, after his wife's death, had been his sole and constant companion, but only a few months previously death had deprived him of his dear child, and he had never been the same bright and cheery man since.
broad
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From this reading The kind doctor who had given the order that Heidi was to be sent home was walking along one of the broad streets towards Herr Sesemann's house.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the doctor walked with his eyes fastened to the ground and did not once lift them to the blue sky above him.
cheerful
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From this reading There was an expression of sadness on his face, formerly so cheerful, and his hair had grown greyer since the spring.
cheery
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From this reading The doctor had had an only daughter, who, after his wife's death, had been his sole and constant companion, but only a few months previously death had deprived him of his dear child, and he had never been the same bright and cheery man since.
child
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From this reading The doctor had had an only daughter, who, after his wife's death, had been his sole and constant companion, but only a few months previously death had deprived him of his dear child, and he had never been the same bright and cheery man since.
companion
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From this reading The doctor had had an only daughter, who, after his wife's death, had been his sole and constant companion, but only a few months previously death had deprived him of his dear child, and he had never been the same bright and cheery man since.
constant
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From this reading The doctor had had an only daughter, who, after his wife's death, had been his sole and constant companion, but only a few months previously death had deprived him of his dear child, and he had never been the same bright and cheery man since.
daughter
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From this reading The doctor had had an only daughter, who, after his wife's death, had been his sole and constant companion, but only a few months previously death had deprived him of his dear child, and he had never been the same bright and cheery man since.
dear
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From this reading The doctor had had an only daughter, who, after his wife's death, had been his sole and constant companion, but only a few months previously death had deprived him of his dear child, and he had never been the same bright and cheery man since.
death
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From this reading The doctor had had an only daughter, who, after his wife's death, had been his sole and constant companion, but only a few months previously death had deprived him of his dear child, and he had never been the same bright and cheery man since.
deprived
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From this reading The doctor had had an only daughter, who, after his wife's death, had been his sole and constant companion, but only a few months previously death had deprived him of his dear child, and he had never been the same bright and cheery man since.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But the doctor walked with his eyes fastened to the ground and did not once lift them to the blue sky above him.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The kind doctor who had given the order that Heidi was to be sent home was walking along one of the broad streets towards Herr Sesemann's house.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading It was a sunny September morning, so full of light and sweetness that it seemed as if everybody must rejoice.
expression
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From this reading There was an expression of sadness on his face, formerly so cheerful, and his hair had grown greyer since the spring.
eyes
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From this reading But the doctor walked with his eyes fastened to the ground and did not once lift them to the blue sky above him.
face
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From this reading There was an expression of sadness on his face, formerly so cheerful, and his hair had grown greyer since the spring.
fastened
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From this reading But the doctor walked with his eyes fastened to the ground and did not once lift them to the blue sky above him.
few
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From this reading The doctor had had an only daughter, who, after his wife's death, had been his sole and constant companion, but only a few months previously death had deprived him of his dear child, and he had never been the same bright and cheery man since.
formerly
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From this reading There was an expression of sadness on his face, formerly so cheerful, and his hair had grown greyer since the spring.
full
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From this reading It was a sunny September morning, so full of light and sweetness that it seemed as if everybody must rejoice.
given
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From this reading The kind doctor who had given the order that Heidi was to be sent home was walking along one of the broad streets towards Herr Sesemann's house.
greyer
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From this reading There was an expression of sadness on his face, formerly so cheerful, and his hair had grown greyer since the spring.
ground
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From this reading But the doctor walked with his eyes fastened to the ground and did not once lift them to the blue sky above him.
grown
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From this reading There was an expression of sadness on his face, formerly so cheerful, and his hair had grown greyer since the spring.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The kind doctor who had given the order that Heidi was to be sent home was walking along one of the broad streets towards Herr Sesemann's house.
hair
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From this reading There was an expression of sadness on his face, formerly so cheerful, and his hair had grown greyer since the spring.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The doctor had had an only daughter, who, after his wife's death, had been his sole and constant companion, but only a few months previously death had deprived him of his dear child, and he had never been the same bright and cheery man since.
Heidi
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From this reading The kind doctor who had given the order that Heidi was to be sent home was walking along one of the broad streets towards Herr Sesemann's house.
Herr
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From this reading The kind doctor who had given the order that Heidi was to be sent home was walking along one of the broad streets towards Herr Sesemann's house.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the doctor walked with his eyes fastened to the ground and did not once lift them to the blue sky above him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the doctor walked with his eyes fastened to the ground and did not once lift them to the blue sky above him.
home
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From this reading The kind doctor who had given the order that Heidi was to be sent home was walking along one of the broad streets towards Herr Sesemann's house.
house
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From this reading The kind doctor who had given the order that Heidi was to be sent home was walking along one of the broad streets towards Herr Sesemann's house.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was a sunny September morning, so full of light and sweetness that it seemed as if everybody must rejoice.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a sunny September morning, so full of light and sweetness that it seemed as if everybody must rejoice.
kind
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From this reading The kind doctor who had given the order that Heidi was to be sent home was walking along one of the broad streets towards Herr Sesemann's house.
lift
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From this reading But the doctor walked with his eyes fastened to the ground and did not once lift them to the blue sky above him.
light
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From this reading It was a sunny September morning, so full of light and sweetness that it seemed as if everybody must rejoice.
man
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From this reading The doctor had had an only daughter, who, after his wife's death, had been his sole and constant companion, but only a few months previously death had deprived him of his dear child, and he had never been the same bright and cheery man since.
months
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From this reading The doctor had had an only daughter, who, after his wife's death, had been his sole and constant companion, but only a few months previously death had deprived him of his dear child, and he had never been the same bright and cheery man since.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a sunny September morning, so full of light and sweetness that it seemed as if everybody must rejoice.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was a sunny September morning, so full of light and sweetness that it seemed as if everybody must rejoice.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor had had an only daughter, who, after his wife's death, had been his sole and constant companion, but only a few months previously death had deprived him of his dear child, and he had never been the same bright and cheery man since.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the doctor walked with his eyes fastened to the ground and did not once lift them to the blue sky above him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The kind doctor who had given the order that Heidi was to be sent home was walking along one of the broad streets towards Herr Sesemann's house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was an expression of sadness on his face, formerly so cheerful, and his hair had grown greyer since the spring.
once
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From this reading But the doctor walked with his eyes fastened to the ground and did not once lift them to the blue sky above him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The kind doctor who had given the order that Heidi was to be sent home was walking along one of the broad streets towards Herr Sesemann's house.
only
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From this reading The doctor had had an only daughter, who, after his wife's death, had been his sole and constant companion, but only a few months previously death had deprived him of his dear child, and he had never been the same bright and cheery man since.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The kind doctor who had given the order that Heidi was to be sent home was walking along one of the broad streets towards Herr Sesemann's house.
previously
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From this reading The doctor had had an only daughter, who, after his wife's death, had been his sole and constant companion, but only a few months previously death had deprived him of his dear child, and he had never been the same bright and cheery man since.
rejoicenounUS /ˈrejoice/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a sunny September morning, so full of light and sweetness that it seemed as if everybody must rejoice.
sadness
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From this reading There was an expression of sadness on his face, formerly so cheerful, and his hair had grown greyer since the spring.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor had had an only daughter, who, after his wife's death, had been his sole and constant companion, but only a few months previously death had deprived him of his dear child, and he had never been the same bright and cheery man since.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a sunny September morning, so full of light and sweetness that it seemed as if everybody must rejoice.
sent
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From this reading The kind doctor who had given the order that Heidi was to be sent home was walking along one of the broad streets towards Herr Sesemann's house.
September
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From this reading It was a sunny September morning, so full of light and sweetness that it seemed as if everybody must rejoice.
Sesemann's
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From this reading The kind doctor who had given the order that Heidi was to be sent home was walking along one of the broad streets towards Herr Sesemann's house.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading There was an expression of sadness on his face, formerly so cheerful, and his hair had grown greyer since the spring.
sky
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From this reading But the doctor walked with his eyes fastened to the ground and did not once lift them to the blue sky above him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was a sunny September morning, so full of light and sweetness that it seemed as if everybody must rejoice.
sole
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From this reading The doctor had had an only daughter, who, after his wife's death, had been his sole and constant companion, but only a few months previously death had deprived him of his dear child, and he had never been the same bright and cheery man since.
spring
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From this reading There was an expression of sadness on his face, formerly so cheerful, and his hair had grown greyer since the spring.
streets
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From this reading The kind doctor who had given the order that Heidi was to be sent home was walking along one of the broad streets towards Herr Sesemann's house.
sunny
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From this reading It was a sunny September morning, so full of light and sweetness that it seemed as if everybody must rejoice.
sweetness
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From this reading It was a sunny September morning, so full of light and sweetness that it seemed as if everybody must rejoice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The kind doctor who had given the order that Heidi was to be sent home was walking along one of the broad streets towards Herr Sesemann's house.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The kind doctor who had given the order that Heidi was to be sent home was walking along one of the broad streets towards Herr Sesemann's house.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But the doctor walked with his eyes fastened to the ground and did not once lift them to the blue sky above him.
There
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From this reading There was an expression of sadness on his face, formerly so cheerful, and his hair had grown greyer since the spring.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The kind doctor who had given the order that Heidi was to be sent home was walking along one of the broad streets towards Herr Sesemann's house.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The kind doctor who had given the order that Heidi was to be sent home was walking along one of the broad streets towards Herr Sesemann's house.
walked
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From this reading But the doctor walked with his eyes fastened to the ground and did not once lift them to the blue sky above him.
walking
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From this reading The kind doctor who had given the order that Heidi was to be sent home was walking along one of the broad streets towards Herr Sesemann's house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The kind doctor who had given the order that Heidi was to be sent home was walking along one of the broad streets towards Herr Sesemann's house.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The kind doctor who had given the order that Heidi was to be sent home was walking along one of the broad streets towards Herr Sesemann's house.
wife's
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From this reading The doctor had had an only daughter, who, after his wife's death, had been his sole and constant companion, but only a few months previously death had deprived him of his dear child, and he had never been the same bright and cheery man since.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the doctor walked with his eyes fastened to the ground and did not once lift them to the blue sky above him.
