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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 Nevertheless, two or three of them, who resented the presence of death, took themselves off at once; but their places were filled up by a party of mountaineers who had come down from the Dovrefjelde.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The silence of death rested on the Gaard, and every one went about softly in courtyard and house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The silence of death rested on the Gaard, and every one went about softly in courtyard and house.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The visitors had asked Mor Inga whether or not she wished them to leave; but her message was that they might stay if they pleased.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nevertheless, two or three of them, who resented the presence of death, took themselves off at once; but their places were filled up by a party of mountaineers who had come down from the Dovrefjelde.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Knutty had a great deal of news to give; and it was obvious that she had not been having a dull time.
botanist
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From this reading One of them, so Knutty told her dear ones, was a Finnish botanist, and he had found some rare flowers which had much excited him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The visitors had asked Mor Inga whether or not she wished them to leave; but her message was that they might stay if they pleased.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nevertheless, two or three of them, who resented the presence of death, took themselves off at once; but their places were filled up by a party of mountaineers who had come down from the Dovrefjelde.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, two or three of them, who resented the presence of death, took themselves off at once; but their places were filled up by a party of mountaineers who had come down from the Dovrefjelde.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading The silence of death rested on the Gaard, and every one went about softly in courtyard and house.
deal
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From this reading Knutty had a great deal of news to give; and it was obvious that she had not been having a dull time.
dear
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From this reading One of them, so Knutty told her dear ones, was a Finnish botanist, and he had found some rare flowers which had much excited him.
death
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From this reading The silence of death rested on the Gaard, and every one went about softly in courtyard and house.
Dovrefjelde
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From this reading Nevertheless, two or three of them, who resented the presence of death, took themselves off at once; but their places were filled up by a party of mountaineers who had come down from the Dovrefjelde.
down
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From this reading Nevertheless, two or three of them, who resented the presence of death, took themselves off at once; but their places were filled up by a party of mountaineers who had come down from the Dovrefjelde.
dull
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From this reading Knutty had a great deal of news to give; and it was obvious that she had not been having a dull time.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The silence of death rested on the Gaard, and every one went about softly in courtyard and house.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading One of them, so Knutty told her dear ones, was a Finnish botanist, and he had found some rare flowers which had much excited him.
filled
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From this reading Nevertheless, two or three of them, who resented the presence of death, took themselves off at once; but their places were filled up by a party of mountaineers who had come down from the Dovrefjelde.
Finnish
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From this reading One of them, so Knutty told her dear ones, was a Finnish botanist, and he had found some rare flowers which had much excited him.
flowers
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From this reading One of them, so Knutty told her dear ones, was a Finnish botanist, and he had found some rare flowers which had much excited him.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of them, so Knutty told her dear ones, was a Finnish botanist, and he had found some rare flowers which had much excited him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nevertheless, two or three of them, who resented the presence of death, took themselves off at once; but their places were filled up by a party of mountaineers who had come down from the Dovrefjelde.
Gaard
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From this reading The silence of death rested on the Gaard, and every one went about softly in courtyard and house.
give
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From this reading Knutty had a great deal of news to give; and it was obvious that she had not been having a dull time.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Knutty had a great deal of news to give; and it was obvious that she had not been having a dull time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The visitors had asked Mor Inga whether or not she wished them to leave; but her message was that they might stay if they pleased.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Knutty had a great deal of news to give; and it was obvious that she had not been having a dull time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One of them, so Knutty told her dear ones, was a Finnish botanist, and he had found some rare flowers which had much excited him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The visitors had asked Mor Inga whether or not she wished them to leave; but her message was that they might stay if they pleased.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of them, so Knutty told her dear ones, was a Finnish botanist, and he had found some rare flowers which had much excited him.
house
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From this reading The silence of death rested on the Gaard, and every one went about softly in courtyard and house.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The visitors had asked Mor Inga whether or not she wished them to leave; but her message was that they might stay if they pleased.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The silence of death rested on the Gaard, and every one went about softly in courtyard and house.
Inga
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From this reading The visitors had asked Mor Inga whether or not she wished them to leave; but her message was that they might stay if they pleased.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Knutty had a great deal of news to give; and it was obvious that she had not been having a dull time.
Knutty
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From this reading One of them, so Knutty told her dear ones, was a Finnish botanist, and he had found some rare flowers which had much excited him.
leave
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From this reading The visitors had asked Mor Inga whether or not she wished them to leave; but her message was that they might stay if they pleased.
message
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From this reading The visitors had asked Mor Inga whether or not she wished them to leave; but her message was that they might stay if they pleased.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The visitors had asked Mor Inga whether or not she wished them to leave; but her message was that they might stay if they pleased.
Mor
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From this reading The visitors had asked Mor Inga whether or not she wished them to leave; but her message was that they might stay if they pleased.
mountaineers
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From this reading Nevertheless, two or three of them, who resented the presence of death, took themselves off at once; but their places were filled up by a party of mountaineers who had come down from the Dovrefjelde.
much
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From this reading One of them, so Knutty told her dear ones, was a Finnish botanist, and he had found some rare flowers which had much excited him.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, two or three of them, who resented the presence of death, took themselves off at once; but their places were filled up by a party of mountaineers who had come down from the Dovrefjelde.
news
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From this reading Knutty had a great deal of news to give; and it was obvious that she had not been having a dull time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The visitors had asked Mor Inga whether or not she wished them to leave; but her message was that they might stay if they pleased.
obvious
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From this reading Knutty had a great deal of news to give; and it was obvious that she had not been having a dull time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The silence of death rested on the Gaard, and every one went about softly in courtyard and house.
off
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From this reading Nevertheless, two or three of them, who resented the presence of death, took themselves off at once; but their places were filled up by a party of mountaineers who had come down from the Dovrefjelde.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The silence of death rested on the Gaard, and every one went about softly in courtyard and house.
once
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From this reading Nevertheless, two or three of them, who resented the presence of death, took themselves off at once; but their places were filled up by a party of mountaineers who had come down from the Dovrefjelde.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The silence of death rested on the Gaard, and every one went about softly in courtyard and house.
ones
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From this reading One of them, so Knutty told her dear ones, was a Finnish botanist, and he had found some rare flowers which had much excited him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The visitors had asked Mor Inga whether or not she wished them to leave; but her message was that they might stay if they pleased.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, two or three of them, who resented the presence of death, took themselves off at once; but their places were filled up by a party of mountaineers who had come down from the Dovrefjelde.
places
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From this reading Nevertheless, two or three of them, who resented the presence of death, took themselves off at once; but their places were filled up by a party of mountaineers who had come down from the Dovrefjelde.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The visitors had asked Mor Inga whether or not she wished them to leave; but her message was that they might stay if they pleased.
presence
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From this reading Nevertheless, two or three of them, who resented the presence of death, took themselves off at once; but their places were filled up by a party of mountaineers who had come down from the Dovrefjelde.
rare
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From this reading One of them, so Knutty told her dear ones, was a Finnish botanist, and he had found some rare flowers which had much excited him.
resented
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From this reading Nevertheless, two or three of them, who resented the presence of death, took themselves off at once; but their places were filled up by a party of mountaineers who had come down from the Dovrefjelde.
rested
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From this reading The silence of death rested on the Gaard, and every one went about softly in courtyard and house.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The visitors had asked Mor Inga whether or not she wished them to leave; but her message was that they might stay if they pleased.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The silence of death rested on the Gaard, and every one went about softly in courtyard and house.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One of them, so Knutty told her dear ones, was a Finnish botanist, and he had found some rare flowers which had much excited him.
softly
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From this reading The silence of death rested on the Gaard, and every one went about softly in courtyard and house.
some
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From this reading One of them, so Knutty told her dear ones, was a Finnish botanist, and he had found some rare flowers which had much excited him.
stay
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From this reading The visitors had asked Mor Inga whether or not she wished them to leave; but her message was that they might stay if they pleased.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The visitors had asked Mor Inga whether or not she wished them to leave; but her message was that they might stay if they pleased.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The silence of death rested on the Gaard, and every one went about softly in courtyard and house.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless, two or three of them, who resented the presence of death, took themselves off at once; but their places were filled up by a party of mountaineers who had come down from the Dovrefjelde.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The visitors had asked Mor Inga whether or not she wished them to leave; but her message was that they might stay if they pleased.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Nevertheless, two or three of them, who resented the presence of death, took themselves off at once; but their places were filled up by a party of mountaineers who had come down from the Dovrefjelde.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The visitors had asked Mor Inga whether or not she wished them to leave; but her message was that they might stay if they pleased.
three
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From this reading Nevertheless, two or three of them, who resented the presence of death, took themselves off at once; but their places were filled up by a party of mountaineers who had come down from the Dovrefjelde.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Knutty had a great deal of news to give; and it was obvious that she had not been having a dull time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The visitors had asked Mor Inga whether or not she wished them to leave; but her message was that they might stay if they pleased.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of them, so Knutty told her dear ones, was a Finnish botanist, and he had found some rare flowers which had much excited him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, two or three of them, who resented the presence of death, took themselves off at once; but their places were filled up by a party of mountaineers who had come down from the Dovrefjelde.
two
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From this reading Nevertheless, two or three of them, who resented the presence of death, took themselves off at once; but their places were filled up by a party of mountaineers who had come down from the Dovrefjelde.
up
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From this reading Nevertheless, two or three of them, who resented the presence of death, took themselves off at once; but their places were filled up by a party of mountaineers who had come down from the Dovrefjelde.
visitors
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From this reading The visitors had asked Mor Inga whether or not she wished them to leave; but her message was that they might stay if they pleased.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The visitors had asked Mor Inga whether or not she wished them to leave; but her message was that they might stay if they pleased.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The silence of death rested on the Gaard, and every one went about softly in courtyard and house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nevertheless, two or three of them, who resented the presence of death, took themselves off at once; but their places were filled up by a party of mountaineers who had come down from the Dovrefjelde.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The visitors had asked Mor Inga whether or not she wished them to leave; but her message was that they might stay if they pleased.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One of them, so Knutty told her dear ones, was a Finnish botanist, and he had found some rare flowers which had much excited him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Nevertheless, two or three of them, who resented the presence of death, took themselves off at once; but their places were filled up by a party of mountaineers who had come down from the Dovrefjelde.
wished
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From this reading The visitors had asked Mor Inga whether or not she wished them to leave; but her message was that they might stay if they pleased.
