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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 A Betrothal Andermatt and Doctor Latonne were walking in front of the Casino on a terrace adorned with vases made of imitation marble.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Andermatt, with his hands behind his back and his hat--a small round hat of gray felt--thrown back over his neck, so as to let the baldness above his forehead be seen, was deeply plunged in thought.
adorned
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From this reading A Betrothal Andermatt and Doctor Latonne were walking in front of the Casino on a terrace adorned with vases made of imitation marble.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Betrothal Andermatt and Doctor Latonne were walking in front of the Casino on a terrace adorned with vases made of imitation marble.
Andermatt
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From this reading A Betrothal Andermatt and Doctor Latonne were walking in front of the Casino on a terrace adorned with vases made of imitation marble.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Andermatt, with his hands behind his back and his hat--a small round hat of gray felt--thrown back over his neck, so as to let the baldness above his forehead be seen, was deeply plunged in thought.
back
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From this reading Andermatt, with his hands behind his back and his hat--a small round hat of gray felt--thrown back over his neck, so as to let the baldness above his forehead be seen, was deeply plunged in thought.
baldness
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From this reading Andermatt, with his hands behind his back and his hat--a small round hat of gray felt--thrown back over his neck, so as to let the baldness above his forehead be seen, was deeply plunged in thought.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Andermatt, with his hands behind his back and his hat--a small round hat of gray felt--thrown back over his neck, so as to let the baldness above his forehead be seen, was deeply plunged in thought.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Andermatt, with his hands behind his back and his hat--a small round hat of gray felt--thrown back over his neck, so as to let the baldness above his forehead be seen, was deeply plunged in thought.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I believe he would poison our springs, if he could!"
Betrothal
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From this reading A Betrothal Andermatt and Doctor Latonne were walking in front of the Casino on a terrace adorned with vases made of imitation marble.
Bonnefille
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From this reading "He no longer salutes me," the doctor was saying, referring to his brother-physician Bonnefille.
brother-physician
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From this reading "He no longer salutes me," the doctor was saying, referring to his brother-physician Bonnefille.
Casino
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From this reading A Betrothal Andermatt and Doctor Latonne were walking in front of the Casino on a terrace adorned with vases made of imitation marble.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I believe he would poison our springs, if he could!"
deeply
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From this reading Andermatt, with his hands behind his back and his hat--a small round hat of gray felt--thrown back over his neck, so as to let the baldness above his forehead be seen, was deeply plunged in thought.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Betrothal Andermatt and Doctor Latonne were walking in front of the Casino on a terrace adorned with vases made of imitation marble.
felt
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From this reading Andermatt, with his hands behind his back and his hat--a small round hat of gray felt--thrown back over his neck, so as to let the baldness above his forehead be seen, was deeply plunged in thought.
forehead
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From this reading Andermatt, with his hands behind his back and his hat--a small round hat of gray felt--thrown back over his neck, so as to let the baldness above his forehead be seen, was deeply plunged in thought.
front
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From this reading A Betrothal Andermatt and Doctor Latonne were walking in front of the Casino on a terrace adorned with vases made of imitation marble.
gray
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From this reading Andermatt, with his hands behind his back and his hat--a small round hat of gray felt--thrown back over his neck, so as to let the baldness above his forehead be seen, was deeply plunged in thought.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Andermatt, with his hands behind his back and his hat--a small round hat of gray felt--thrown back over his neck, so as to let the baldness above his forehead be seen, was deeply plunged in thought.
hat
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From this reading Andermatt, with his hands behind his back and his hat--a small round hat of gray felt--thrown back over his neck, so as to let the baldness above his forehead be seen, was deeply plunged in thought.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He no longer salutes me," the doctor was saying, referring to his brother-physician Bonnefille.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He no longer salutes me," the doctor was saying, referring to his brother-physician Bonnefille.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I believe he would poison our springs, if he could!"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I believe he would poison our springs, if he could!"
imitation
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From this reading A Betrothal Andermatt and Doctor Latonne were walking in front of the Casino on a terrace adorned with vases made of imitation marble.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Betrothal Andermatt and Doctor Latonne were walking in front of the Casino on a terrace adorned with vases made of imitation marble.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is over there in his pit, like a wild-boar.
Latonne
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From this reading A Betrothal Andermatt and Doctor Latonne were walking in front of the Casino on a terrace adorned with vases made of imitation marble.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Andermatt, with his hands behind his back and his hat--a small round hat of gray felt--thrown back over his neck, so as to let the baldness above his forehead be seen, was deeply plunged in thought.
like
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From this reading "He is over there in his pit, like a wild-boar.
longer
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From this reading "He no longer salutes me," the doctor was saying, referring to his brother-physician Bonnefille.
made
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From this reading A Betrothal Andermatt and Doctor Latonne were walking in front of the Casino on a terrace adorned with vases made of imitation marble.
marble
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From this reading A Betrothal Andermatt and Doctor Latonne were walking in front of the Casino on a terrace adorned with vases made of imitation marble.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He no longer salutes me," the doctor was saying, referring to his brother-physician Bonnefille.
neck
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From this reading Andermatt, with his hands behind his back and his hat--a small round hat of gray felt--thrown back over his neck, so as to let the baldness above his forehead be seen, was deeply plunged in thought.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "He no longer salutes me," the doctor was saying, referring to his brother-physician Bonnefille.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Betrothal Andermatt and Doctor Latonne were walking in front of the Casino on a terrace adorned with vases made of imitation marble.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A Betrothal Andermatt and Doctor Latonne were walking in front of the Casino on a terrace adorned with vases made of imitation marble.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I believe he would poison our springs, if he could!"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "He is over there in his pit, like a wild-boar.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading "He is over there in his pit, like a wild-boar.
plunged
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From this reading Andermatt, with his hands behind his back and his hat--a small round hat of gray felt--thrown back over his neck, so as to let the baldness above his forehead be seen, was deeply plunged in thought.
poison
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From this reading I believe he would poison our springs, if he could!"
referring
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From this reading "He no longer salutes me," the doctor was saying, referring to his brother-physician Bonnefille.
round
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From this reading Andermatt, with his hands behind his back and his hat--a small round hat of gray felt--thrown back over his neck, so as to let the baldness above his forehead be seen, was deeply plunged in thought.
salutes
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From this reading "He no longer salutes me," the doctor was saying, referring to his brother-physician Bonnefille.
saying
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From this reading "He no longer salutes me," the doctor was saying, referring to his brother-physician Bonnefille.
seen
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From this reading Andermatt, with his hands behind his back and his hat--a small round hat of gray felt--thrown back over his neck, so as to let the baldness above his forehead be seen, was deeply plunged in thought.
small
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From this reading Andermatt, with his hands behind his back and his hat--a small round hat of gray felt--thrown back over his neck, so as to let the baldness above his forehead be seen, was deeply plunged in thought.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Andermatt, with his hands behind his back and his hat--a small round hat of gray felt--thrown back over his neck, so as to let the baldness above his forehead be seen, was deeply plunged in thought.
springs
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From this reading I believe he would poison our springs, if he could!"
terrace
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From this reading A Betrothal Andermatt and Doctor Latonne were walking in front of the Casino on a terrace adorned with vases made of imitation marble.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Betrothal Andermatt and Doctor Latonne were walking in front of the Casino on a terrace adorned with vases made of imitation marble.
there
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From this reading "He is over there in his pit, like a wild-boar.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andermatt, with his hands behind his back and his hat--a small round hat of gray felt--thrown back over his neck, so as to let the baldness above his forehead be seen, was deeply plunged in thought.
thrown
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From this reading Andermatt, with his hands behind his back and his hat--a small round hat of gray felt--thrown back over his neck, so as to let the baldness above his forehead be seen, was deeply plunged in thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He no longer salutes me," the doctor was saying, referring to his brother-physician Bonnefille.
vases
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From this reading A Betrothal Andermatt and Doctor Latonne were walking in front of the Casino on a terrace adorned with vases made of imitation marble.
walking
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From this reading A Betrothal Andermatt and Doctor Latonne were walking in front of the Casino on a terrace adorned with vases made of imitation marble.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He no longer salutes me," the doctor was saying, referring to his brother-physician Bonnefille.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A Betrothal Andermatt and Doctor Latonne were walking in front of the Casino on a terrace adorned with vases made of imitation marble.
wild-boar
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From this reading "He is over there in his pit, like a wild-boar.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A Betrothal Andermatt and Doctor Latonne were walking in front of the Casino on a terrace adorned with vases made of imitation marble.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I believe he would poison our springs, if he could!"
