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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 In Dresden, where the people are not so rich as in Munich, and where different customs prevail, it is customary for the best people, I mean the families of university professors, for instance, to take in foreigners, and give them tolerable food and a liberal education.
admission
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From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
advertise
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From this reading The first step we took was to advertise our wants in the “Neueste Nachrichten” (“Latest News “) newspaper.
all
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From this reading We wished also to live in the central part of the city,--in short, in the immediate neighborhood of all the objects of interest (which are here very much scattered), and to have pleasant rooms.
also
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From this reading We wished also to live in the central part of the city,--in short, in the immediate neighborhood of all the objects of interest (which are here very much scattered), and to have pleasant rooms.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But we are not moving.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In Dresden, where the people are not so rich as in Munich, and where different customs prevail, it is customary for the best people, I mean the families of university professors, for instance, to take in foreigners, and give them tolerable food and a liberal education.
bad
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From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
best
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From this reading In Dresden, where the people are not so rich as in Munich, and where different customs prevail, it is customary for the best people, I mean the families of university professors, for instance, to take in foreigners, and give them tolerable food and a liberal education.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we are not moving.
central
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From this reading We wished also to live in the central part of the city,--in short, in the immediate neighborhood of all the objects of interest (which are here very much scattered), and to have pleasant rooms.
city
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From this reading We wished also to live in the central part of the city,--in short, in the immediate neighborhood of all the objects of interest (which are here very much scattered), and to have pleasant rooms.
compensation
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From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
customary
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From this reading In Dresden, where the people are not so rich as in Munich, and where different customs prevail, it is customary for the best people, I mean the families of university professors, for instance, to take in foreigners, and give them tolerable food and a liberal education.
customs
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From this reading In Dresden, where the people are not so rich as in Munich, and where different customs prevail, it is customary for the best people, I mean the families of university professors, for instance, to take in foreigners, and give them tolerable food and a liberal education.
desired
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From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In Dresden, where the people are not so rich as in Munich, and where different customs prevail, it is customary for the best people, I mean the families of university professors, for instance, to take in foreigners, and give them tolerable food and a liberal education.
Dresden
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From this reading In Dresden, where the people are not so rich as in Munich, and where different customs prevail, it is customary for the best people, I mean the families of university professors, for instance, to take in foreigners, and give them tolerable food and a liberal education.
education
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From this reading In Dresden, where the people are not so rich as in Munich, and where different customs prevail, it is customary for the best people, I mean the families of university professors, for instance, to take in foreigners, and give them tolerable food and a liberal education.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
families
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From this reading In Dresden, where the people are not so rich as in Munich, and where different customs prevail, it is customary for the best people, I mean the families of university professors, for instance, to take in foreigners, and give them tolerable food and a liberal education.
family
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From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first step we took was to advertise our wants in the “Neueste Nachrichten” (“Latest News “) newspaper.
food
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From this reading In Dresden, where the people are not so rich as in Munich, and where different customs prevail, it is customary for the best people, I mean the families of university professors, for instance, to take in foreigners, and give them tolerable food and a liberal education.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
forced
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From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
foreigners
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From this reading In Dresden, where the people are not so rich as in Munich, and where different customs prevail, it is customary for the best people, I mean the families of university professors, for instance, to take in foreigners, and give them tolerable food and a liberal education.
German
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From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
give
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From this reading In Dresden, where the people are not so rich as in Munich, and where different customs prevail, it is customary for the best people, I mean the families of university professors, for instance, to take in foreigners, and give them tolerable food and a liberal education.
grammar
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From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We wished also to live in the central part of the city,--in short, in the immediate neighborhood of all the objects of interest (which are here very much scattered), and to have pleasant rooms.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We wished also to live in the central part of the city,--in short, in the immediate neighborhood of all the objects of interest (which are here very much scattered), and to have pleasant rooms.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
immediate
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From this reading We wished also to live in the central part of the city,--in short, in the immediate neighborhood of all the objects of interest (which are here very much scattered), and to have pleasant rooms.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first step we took was to advertise our wants in the “Neueste Nachrichten” (“Latest News “) newspaper.
instance
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From this reading In Dresden, where the people are not so rich as in Munich, and where different customs prevail, it is customary for the best people, I mean the families of university professors, for instance, to take in foreigners, and give them tolerable food and a liberal education.
interest
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From this reading We wished also to live in the central part of the city,--in short, in the immediate neighborhood of all the objects of interest (which are here very much scattered), and to have pleasant rooms.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Dresden, where the people are not so rich as in Munich, and where different customs prevail, it is customary for the best people, I mean the families of university professors, for instance, to take in foreigners, and give them tolerable food and a liberal education.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
Latest
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From this reading The first step we took was to advertise our wants in the “Neueste Nachrichten” (“Latest News “) newspaper.
liberal
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From this reading In Dresden, where the people are not so rich as in Munich, and where different customs prevail, it is customary for the best people, I mean the families of university professors, for instance, to take in foreigners, and give them tolerable food and a liberal education.
live
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From this reading We wished also to live in the central part of the city,--in short, in the immediate neighborhood of all the objects of interest (which are here very much scattered), and to have pleasant rooms.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
mean
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From this reading In Dresden, where the people are not so rich as in Munich, and where different customs prevail, it is customary for the best people, I mean the families of university professors, for instance, to take in foreigners, and give them tolerable food and a liberal education.
moving
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From this reading But we are not moving.
much
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From this reading We wished also to live in the central part of the city,--in short, in the immediate neighborhood of all the objects of interest (which are here very much scattered), and to have pleasant rooms.
Munich
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From this reading In Dresden, where the people are not so rich as in Munich, and where different customs prevail, it is customary for the best people, I mean the families of university professors, for instance, to take in foreigners, and give them tolerable food and a liberal education.
Nachrichten
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From this reading The first step we took was to advertise our wants in the “Neueste Nachrichten” (“Latest News “) newspaper.
neighborhood
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From this reading We wished also to live in the central part of the city,--in short, in the immediate neighborhood of all the objects of interest (which are here very much scattered), and to have pleasant rooms.
Neueste
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From this reading The first step we took was to advertise our wants in the “Neueste Nachrichten” (“Latest News “) newspaper.
News
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From this reading The first step we took was to advertise our wants in the “Neueste Nachrichten” (“Latest News “) newspaper.
newspaper
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From this reading The first step we took was to advertise our wants in the “Neueste Nachrichten” (“Latest News “) newspaper.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But we are not moving.
objects
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From this reading We wished also to live in the central part of the city,--in short, in the immediate neighborhood of all the objects of interest (which are here very much scattered), and to have pleasant rooms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We wished also to live in the central part of the city,--in short, in the immediate neighborhood of all the objects of interest (which are here very much scattered), and to have pleasant rooms.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The first step we took was to advertise our wants in the “Neueste Nachrichten” (“Latest News “) newspaper.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We wished also to live in the central part of the city,--in short, in the immediate neighborhood of all the objects of interest (which are here very much scattered), and to have pleasant rooms.
people
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From this reading In Dresden, where the people are not so rich as in Munich, and where different customs prevail, it is customary for the best people, I mean the families of university professors, for instance, to take in foreigners, and give them tolerable food and a liberal education.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We wished also to live in the central part of the city,--in short, in the immediate neighborhood of all the objects of interest (which are here very much scattered), and to have pleasant rooms.
possible
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From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
prevail
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From this reading In Dresden, where the people are not so rich as in Munich, and where different customs prevail, it is customary for the best people, I mean the families of university professors, for instance, to take in foreigners, and give them tolerable food and a liberal education.
professors
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From this reading In Dresden, where the people are not so rich as in Munich, and where different customs prevail, it is customary for the best people, I mean the families of university professors, for instance, to take in foreigners, and give them tolerable food and a liberal education.
respectable
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From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
rich
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From this reading In Dresden, where the people are not so rich as in Munich, and where different customs prevail, it is customary for the best people, I mean the families of university professors, for instance, to take in foreigners, and give them tolerable food and a liberal education.
rooms
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From this reading We wished also to live in the central part of the city,--in short, in the immediate neighborhood of all the objects of interest (which are here very much scattered), and to have pleasant rooms.
scattered
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From this reading We wished also to live in the central part of the city,--in short, in the immediate neighborhood of all the objects of interest (which are here very much scattered), and to have pleasant rooms.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading We wished also to live in the central part of the city,--in short, in the immediate neighborhood of all the objects of interest (which are here very much scattered), and to have pleasant rooms.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
society
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From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
some
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From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
speak
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From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first step we took was to advertise our wants in the “Neueste Nachrichten” (“Latest News “) newspaper.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Dresden, where the people are not so rich as in Munich, and where different customs prevail, it is customary for the best people, I mean the families of university professors, for instance, to take in foreigners, and give them tolerable food and a liberal education.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first step we took was to advertise our wants in the “Neueste Nachrichten” (“Latest News “) newspaper.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In Dresden, where the people are not so rich as in Munich, and where different customs prevail, it is customary for the best people, I mean the families of university professors, for instance, to take in foreigners, and give them tolerable food and a liberal education.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first step we took was to advertise our wants in the “Neueste Nachrichten” (“Latest News “) newspaper.
tolerable
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From this reading In Dresden, where the people are not so rich as in Munich, and where different customs prevail, it is customary for the best people, I mean the families of university professors, for instance, to take in foreigners, and give them tolerable food and a liberal education.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first step we took was to advertise our wants in the “Neueste Nachrichten” (“Latest News “) newspaper.
university
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From this reading In Dresden, where the people are not so rich as in Munich, and where different customs prevail, it is customary for the best people, I mean the families of university professors, for instance, to take in foreigners, and give them tolerable food and a liberal education.
very
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From this reading We wished also to live in the central part of the city,--in short, in the immediate neighborhood of all the objects of interest (which are here very much scattered), and to have pleasant rooms.
wants
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From this reading The first step we took was to advertise our wants in the “Neueste Nachrichten” (“Latest News “) newspaper.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first step we took was to advertise our wants in the “Neueste Nachrichten” (“Latest News “) newspaper.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we are not moving.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
wished
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From this reading We wished also to live in the central part of the city,--in short, in the immediate neighborhood of all the objects of interest (which are here very much scattered), and to have pleasant rooms.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We desired, if possible, admission into some respectable German family, where we should be forced to speak German, and in which our society, if I may so express it, would be some compensation for our bad grammar.
