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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 All September went by, and all October, and life in the red house in the island in Nuremberg was a very sad life indeed.
All
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From this reading All September went by, and all October, and life in the red house in the island in Nuremberg was a very sad life indeed.
altogether
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From this reading Had she not so seen him, she would have thought that he had vanished altogether out of the city, and that he was to be no more heard of or seen among them.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading During this time Linda Tressel never spoke to Ludovic Valcarm, nor of him; but she saw him once, standing among the beer-casks opposite to the warehouse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All September went by, and all October, and life in the red house in the island in Nuremberg was a very sad life indeed.
any
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From this reading He might have joined his father, and they two might be together in any quarter of the globe,--on any spot,--the more distant, the more probable.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Had she not so seen him, she would have thought that he had vanished altogether out of the city, and that he was to be no more heard of or seen among them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was such a man, and belonged to such a set, that his vanishing in this fashion would have been a thing to create no surprise.
beer-casks
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From this reading During this time Linda Tressel never spoke to Ludovic Valcarm, nor of him; but she saw him once, standing among the beer-casks opposite to the warehouse.
belonged
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From this reading He was such a man, and belonged to such a set, that his vanishing in this fashion would have been a thing to create no surprise.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading During this time Linda Tressel never spoke to Ludovic Valcarm, nor of him; but she saw him once, standing among the beer-casks opposite to the warehouse.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All September went by, and all October, and life in the red house in the island in Nuremberg was a very sad life indeed.
city
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From this reading Had she not so seen him, she would have thought that he had vanished altogether out of the city, and that he was to be no more heard of or seen among them.
create
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From this reading He was such a man, and belonged to such a set, that his vanishing in this fashion would have been a thing to create no surprise.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading He might have joined his father, and they two might be together in any quarter of the globe,--on any spot,--the more distant, the more probable.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During this time Linda Tressel never spoke to Ludovic Valcarm, nor of him; but she saw him once, standing among the beer-casks opposite to the warehouse.
fashion
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From this reading He was such a man, and belonged to such a set, that his vanishing in this fashion would have been a thing to create no surprise.
father
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From this reading He might have joined his father, and they two might be together in any quarter of the globe,--on any spot,--the more distant, the more probable.
globe
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From this reading He might have joined his father, and they two might be together in any quarter of the globe,--on any spot,--the more distant, the more probable.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had she not so seen him, she would have thought that he had vanished altogether out of the city, and that he was to be no more heard of or seen among them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had she not so seen him, she would have thought that he had vanished altogether out of the city, and that he was to be no more heard of or seen among them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had she not so seen him, she would have thought that he had vanished altogether out of the city, and that he was to be no more heard of or seen among them.
heard
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From this reading Had she not so seen him, she would have thought that he had vanished altogether out of the city, and that he was to be no more heard of or seen among them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading During this time Linda Tressel never spoke to Ludovic Valcarm, nor of him; but she saw him once, standing among the beer-casks opposite to the warehouse.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was such a man, and belonged to such a set, that his vanishing in this fashion would have been a thing to create no surprise.
house
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From this reading All September went by, and all October, and life in the red house in the island in Nuremberg was a very sad life indeed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All September went by, and all October, and life in the red house in the island in Nuremberg was a very sad life indeed.
indeed
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From this reading All September went by, and all October, and life in the red house in the island in Nuremberg was a very sad life indeed.
island
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From this reading All September went by, and all October, and life in the red house in the island in Nuremberg was a very sad life indeed.
joined
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From this reading He might have joined his father, and they two might be together in any quarter of the globe,--on any spot,--the more distant, the more probable.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All September went by, and all October, and life in the red house in the island in Nuremberg was a very sad life indeed.
Linda
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From this reading During this time Linda Tressel never spoke to Ludovic Valcarm, nor of him; but she saw him once, standing among the beer-casks opposite to the warehouse.
Ludovic
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From this reading During this time Linda Tressel never spoke to Ludovic Valcarm, nor of him; but she saw him once, standing among the beer-casks opposite to the warehouse.
man
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From this reading He was such a man, and belonged to such a set, that his vanishing in this fashion would have been a thing to create no surprise.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might have joined his father, and they two might be together in any quarter of the globe,--on any spot,--the more distant, the more probable.
more
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From this reading Had she not so seen him, she would have thought that he had vanished altogether out of the city, and that he was to be no more heard of or seen among them.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During this time Linda Tressel never spoke to Ludovic Valcarm, nor of him; but she saw him once, standing among the beer-casks opposite to the warehouse.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Had she not so seen him, she would have thought that he had vanished altogether out of the city, and that he was to be no more heard of or seen among them.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading During this time Linda Tressel never spoke to Ludovic Valcarm, nor of him; but she saw him once, standing among the beer-casks opposite to the warehouse.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had she not so seen him, she would have thought that he had vanished altogether out of the city, and that he was to be no more heard of or seen among them.
Nuremberg
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From this reading All September went by, and all October, and life in the red house in the island in Nuremberg was a very sad life indeed.
October
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From this reading All September went by, and all October, and life in the red house in the island in Nuremberg was a very sad life indeed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During this time Linda Tressel never spoke to Ludovic Valcarm, nor of him; but she saw him once, standing among the beer-casks opposite to the warehouse.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He might have joined his father, and they two might be together in any quarter of the globe,--on any spot,--the more distant, the more probable.
once
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From this reading During this time Linda Tressel never spoke to Ludovic Valcarm, nor of him; but she saw him once, standing among the beer-casks opposite to the warehouse.
opposite
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From this reading During this time Linda Tressel never spoke to Ludovic Valcarm, nor of him; but she saw him once, standing among the beer-casks opposite to the warehouse.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Had she not so seen him, she would have thought that he had vanished altogether out of the city, and that he was to be no more heard of or seen among them.
out
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From this reading Had she not so seen him, she would have thought that he had vanished altogether out of the city, and that he was to be no more heard of or seen among them.
probable
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From this reading He might have joined his father, and they two might be together in any quarter of the globe,--on any spot,--the more distant, the more probable.
quarter
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From this reading He might have joined his father, and they two might be together in any quarter of the globe,--on any spot,--the more distant, the more probable.
red
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From this reading All September went by, and all October, and life in the red house in the island in Nuremberg was a very sad life indeed.
sad
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From this reading All September went by, and all October, and life in the red house in the island in Nuremberg was a very sad life indeed.
saw
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From this reading During this time Linda Tressel never spoke to Ludovic Valcarm, nor of him; but she saw him once, standing among the beer-casks opposite to the warehouse.
seen
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From this reading Had she not so seen him, she would have thought that he had vanished altogether out of the city, and that he was to be no more heard of or seen among them.
September
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From this reading All September went by, and all October, and life in the red house in the island in Nuremberg was a very sad life indeed.
set
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From this reading He was such a man, and belonged to such a set, that his vanishing in this fashion would have been a thing to create no surprise.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During this time Linda Tressel never spoke to Ludovic Valcarm, nor of him; but she saw him once, standing among the beer-casks opposite to the warehouse.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Had she not so seen him, she would have thought that he had vanished altogether out of the city, and that he was to be no more heard of or seen among them.
spoke
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From this reading During this time Linda Tressel never spoke to Ludovic Valcarm, nor of him; but she saw him once, standing among the beer-casks opposite to the warehouse.
spot
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From this reading He might have joined his father, and they two might be together in any quarter of the globe,--on any spot,--the more distant, the more probable.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading During this time Linda Tressel never spoke to Ludovic Valcarm, nor of him; but she saw him once, standing among the beer-casks opposite to the warehouse.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He was such a man, and belonged to such a set, that his vanishing in this fashion would have been a thing to create no surprise.
surprise
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From this reading He was such a man, and belonged to such a set, that his vanishing in this fashion would have been a thing to create no surprise.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Had she not so seen him, she would have thought that he had vanished altogether out of the city, and that he was to be no more heard of or seen among them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All September went by, and all October, and life in the red house in the island in Nuremberg was a very sad life indeed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Had she not so seen him, she would have thought that he had vanished altogether out of the city, and that he was to be no more heard of or seen among them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He might have joined his father, and they two might be together in any quarter of the globe,--on any spot,--the more distant, the more probable.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was such a man, and belonged to such a set, that his vanishing in this fashion would have been a thing to create no surprise.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading During this time Linda Tressel never spoke to Ludovic Valcarm, nor of him; but she saw him once, standing among the beer-casks opposite to the warehouse.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had she not so seen him, she would have thought that he had vanished altogether out of the city, and that he was to be no more heard of or seen among them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During this time Linda Tressel never spoke to Ludovic Valcarm, nor of him; but she saw him once, standing among the beer-casks opposite to the warehouse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During this time Linda Tressel never spoke to Ludovic Valcarm, nor of him; but she saw him once, standing among the beer-casks opposite to the warehouse.
together
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From this reading He might have joined his father, and they two might be together in any quarter of the globe,--on any spot,--the more distant, the more probable.
Tressel
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From this reading During this time Linda Tressel never spoke to Ludovic Valcarm, nor of him; but she saw him once, standing among the beer-casks opposite to the warehouse.
two
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From this reading He might have joined his father, and they two might be together in any quarter of the globe,--on any spot,--the more distant, the more probable.
Valcarm
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From this reading During this time Linda Tressel never spoke to Ludovic Valcarm, nor of him; but she saw him once, standing among the beer-casks opposite to the warehouse.
vanished
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From this reading Had she not so seen him, she would have thought that he had vanished altogether out of the city, and that he was to be no more heard of or seen among them.
vanishing
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From this reading He was such a man, and belonged to such a set, that his vanishing in this fashion would have been a thing to create no surprise.
very
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From this reading All September went by, and all October, and life in the red house in the island in Nuremberg was a very sad life indeed.
warehouse
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From this reading During this time Linda Tressel never spoke to Ludovic Valcarm, nor of him; but she saw him once, standing among the beer-casks opposite to the warehouse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All September went by, and all October, and life in the red house in the island in Nuremberg was a very sad life indeed.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All September went by, and all October, and life in the red house in the island in Nuremberg was a very sad life indeed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had she not so seen him, she would have thought that he had vanished altogether out of the city, and that he was to be no more heard of or seen among them.
