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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 For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
account
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From this reading This uncle of Linda's was a Roman Catholic, and had on this account been shunned by Madame Staubach.
address
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From this reading Some slight intercourse there had been on matters of business, and thus it had come to pass that Linda knew the address of her uncle.
all
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From this reading But this was all that she knew, and knowing this only, she had started for Cologne.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The reader will hardly require to be told that she had not gone in company with him who a few weeks since had been her lover.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
business
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From this reading Some slight intercourse there had been on matters of business, and thus it had come to pass that Linda knew the address of her uncle.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this was all that she knew, and knowing this only, she had started for Cologne.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This uncle of Linda's was a Roman Catholic, and had on this account been shunned by Madame Staubach.
Catholic
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From this reading This uncle of Linda's was a Roman Catholic, and had on this account been shunned by Madame Staubach.
Cologne
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From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some slight intercourse there had been on matters of business, and thus it had come to pass that Linda knew the address of her uncle.
company
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From this reading The reader will hardly require to be told that she had not gone in company with him who a few weeks since had been her lover.
connection
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From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
few
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From this reading The reader will hardly require to be told that she had not gone in company with him who a few weeks since had been her lover.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
gone
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From this reading The reader will hardly require to be told that she had not gone in company with him who a few weeks since had been her lover.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
half-brother
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From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
hardly
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From this reading The reader will hardly require to be told that she had not gone in company with him who a few weeks since had been her lover.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Some slight intercourse there had been on matters of business, and thus it had come to pass that Linda knew the address of her uncle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The reader will hardly require to be told that she had not gone in company with him who a few weeks since had been her lover.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
intercourse
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From this reading Some slight intercourse there had been on matters of business, and thus it had come to pass that Linda knew the address of her uncle.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some slight intercourse there had been on matters of business, and thus it had come to pass that Linda knew the address of her uncle.
knew
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From this reading Some slight intercourse there had been on matters of business, and thus it had come to pass that Linda knew the address of her uncle.
knowing
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From this reading But this was all that she knew, and knowing this only, she had started for Cologne.
lawyer
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From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
Linda
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From this reading Some slight intercourse there had been on matters of business, and thus it had come to pass that Linda knew the address of her uncle.
Linda's
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From this reading This uncle of Linda's was a Roman Catholic, and had on this account been shunned by Madame Staubach.
lived
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From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
living
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From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
lover
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From this reading The reader will hardly require to be told that she had not gone in company with him who a few weeks since had been her lover.
Madame
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From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
maintained
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From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
many
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From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
matters
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From this reading Some slight intercourse there had been on matters of business, and thus it had come to pass that Linda knew the address of her uncle.
nearest
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From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The reader will hardly require to be told that she had not gone in company with him who a few weeks since had been her lover.
Nuremberg
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From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This uncle of Linda's was a Roman Catholic, and had on this account been shunned by Madame Staubach.
only
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From this reading But this was all that she knew, and knowing this only, she had started for Cologne.
pass
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From this reading Some slight intercourse there had been on matters of business, and thus it had come to pass that Linda knew the address of her uncle.
reader
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From this reading The reader will hardly require to be told that she had not gone in company with him who a few weeks since had been her lover.
relative
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From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
require
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From this reading The reader will hardly require to be told that she had not gone in company with him who a few weeks since had been her lover.
Roman
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From this reading This uncle of Linda's was a Roman Catholic, and had on this account been shunned by Madame Staubach.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But this was all that she knew, and knowing this only, she had started for Cologne.
shunned
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From this reading This uncle of Linda's was a Roman Catholic, and had on this account been shunned by Madame Staubach.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The reader will hardly require to be told that she had not gone in company with him who a few weeks since had been her lover.
slight
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From this reading Some slight intercourse there had been on matters of business, and thus it had come to pass that Linda knew the address of her uncle.
Some
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From this reading Some slight intercourse there had been on matters of business, and thus it had come to pass that Linda knew the address of her uncle.
started
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From this reading But this was all that she knew, and knowing this only, she had started for Cologne.
Staubach
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From this reading This uncle of Linda's was a Roman Catholic, and had on this account been shunned by Madame Staubach.
Staubach's
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From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some slight intercourse there had been on matters of business, and thus it had come to pass that Linda knew the address of her uncle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
there
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From this reading Some slight intercourse there had been on matters of business, and thus it had come to pass that Linda knew the address of her uncle.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This uncle of Linda's was a Roman Catholic, and had on this account been shunned by Madame Staubach.
thus
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From this reading Some slight intercourse there had been on matters of business, and thus it had come to pass that Linda knew the address of her uncle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some slight intercourse there had been on matters of business, and thus it had come to pass that Linda knew the address of her uncle.
together
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From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reader will hardly require to be told that she had not gone in company with him who a few weeks since had been her lover.
two
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From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
uncle
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From this reading This uncle of Linda's was a Roman Catholic, and had on this account been shunned by Madame Staubach.
very
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From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
weeks
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From this reading The reader will hardly require to be told that she had not gone in company with him who a few weeks since had been her lover.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The reader will hardly require to be told that she had not gone in company with him who a few weeks since had been her lover.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The reader will hardly require to be told that she had not gone in company with him who a few weeks since had been her lover.
women
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From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
years
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From this reading For very many years no connection had been maintained between the two women who lived together in Nuremberg, and their nearest relative, who was a half-brother of Madame Staubach's, a lawyer, living in Cologne.
