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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 ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
air
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From this reading “It is possible that our people may be settled now in their dwelling in the air,” Fritz remarked.
all
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From this reading They were all in haste, and intended to cover the seven and a half miles that lay between the farm and Falconhurst in less than three hours.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “If so, dear,” said Jenny, “we shall have the joy of meeting them quite an hour sooner.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It is possible that our people may be settled now in their dwelling in the air,” Fritz remarked.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They were all in haste, and intended to cover the seven and a half miles that lay between the farm and Falconhurst in less than three hours.
breakfastingverbUS /ˈbrɛkfəstɪŋ/
eating the morning meal in a specific situation in this story
From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
companions
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From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
cover
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From this reading They were all in haste, and intended to cover the seven and a half miles that lay between the farm and Falconhurst in less than three hours.
dear
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From this reading “If so, dear,” said Jenny, “we shall have the joy of meeting them quite an hour sooner.”
drinking
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From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
dwelling
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From this reading “It is possible that our people may be settled now in their dwelling in the air,” Fritz remarked.
Eberfurt
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From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
ENEMIES
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From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
Falconhurst
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From this reading They were all in haste, and intended to cover the seven and a half miles that lay between the farm and Falconhurst in less than three hours.
farm
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From this reading They were all in haste, and intended to cover the seven and a half miles that lay between the farm and Falconhurst in less than three hours.
Frank
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From this reading “Provided they have not gone into summer quarters on Prospect Hill,” Frank observed.
Fritz
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From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
gone
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From this reading “Provided they have not gone into summer quarters on Prospect Hill,” Frank observed.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were all in haste, and intended to cover the seven and a half miles that lay between the farm and Falconhurst in less than three hours.
haste
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From this reading They were all in haste, and intended to cover the seven and a half miles that lay between the farm and Falconhurst in less than three hours.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If so, dear,” said Jenny, “we shall have the joy of meeting them quite an hour sooner.”
hermitage
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From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
Hill
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From this reading “Provided they have not gone into summer quarters on Prospect Hill,” Frank observed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
hour
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From this reading “If so, dear,” said Jenny, “we shall have the joy of meeting them quite an hour sooner.”
hours
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From this reading They were all in haste, and intended to cover the seven and a half miles that lay between the farm and Falconhurst in less than three hours.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If so, dear,” said Jenny, “we shall have the joy of meeting them quite an hour sooner.”
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
intended
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From this reading They were all in haste, and intended to cover the seven and a half miles that lay between the farm and Falconhurst in less than three hours.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Provided they have not gone into summer quarters on Prospect Hill,” Frank observed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is possible that our people may be settled now in their dwelling in the air,” Fritz remarked.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is possible that our people may be settled now in their dwelling in the air,” Fritz remarked.
Jenny
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From this reading “If so, dear,” said Jenny, “we shall have the joy of meeting them quite an hour sooner.”
joy
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From this reading “If so, dear,” said Jenny, “we shall have the joy of meeting them quite an hour sooner.”
LAND
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From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
lay
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From this reading They were all in haste, and intended to cover the seven and a half miles that lay between the farm and Falconhurst in less than three hours.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
less
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From this reading They were all in haste, and intended to cover the seven and a half miles that lay between the farm and Falconhurst in less than three hours.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It is possible that our people may be settled now in their dwelling in the air,” Fritz remarked.
meeting
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From this reading “If so, dear,” said Jenny, “we shall have the joy of meeting them quite an hour sooner.”
miles
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From this reading They were all in haste, and intended to cover the seven and a half miles that lay between the farm and Falconhurst in less than three hours.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Provided they have not gone into summer quarters on Prospect Hill,” Frank observed.
now
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From this reading “It is possible that our people may be settled now in their dwelling in the air,” Fritz remarked.
o'clock
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From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
observed
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From this reading “Provided they have not gone into summer quarters on Prospect Hill,” Frank observed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
off
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From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Provided they have not gone into summer quarters on Prospect Hill,” Frank observed.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “It is possible that our people may be settled now in their dwelling in the air,” Fritz remarked.
palm
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From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
people
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From this reading “It is possible that our people may be settled now in their dwelling in the air,” Fritz remarked.
possible
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From this reading “It is possible that our people may be settled now in their dwelling in the air,” Fritz remarked.
PROMISED
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From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
Prospect
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From this reading “Provided they have not gone into summer quarters on Prospect Hill,” Frank observed.
Provided
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From this reading “Provided they have not gone into summer quarters on Prospect Hill,” Frank observed.
quarters
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From this reading “Provided they have not gone into summer quarters on Prospect Hill,” Frank observed.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If so, dear,” said Jenny, “we shall have the joy of meeting them quite an hour sooner.”
remains
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From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
remarked
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From this reading “It is possible that our people may be settled now in their dwelling in the air,” Fritz remarked.
said
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From this reading “If so, dear,” said Jenny, “we shall have the joy of meeting them quite an hour sooner.”
settled
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From this reading “It is possible that our people may be settled now in their dwelling in the air,” Fritz remarked.
seven
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From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “If so, dear,” said Jenny, “we shall have the joy of meeting them quite an hour sooner.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “If so, dear,” said Jenny, “we shall have the joy of meeting them quite an hour sooner.”
sooner
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From this reading “If so, dear,” said Jenny, “we shall have the joy of meeting them quite an hour sooner.”
stirrup-cup
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From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
summer
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From this reading “Provided they have not gone into summer quarters on Prospect Hill,” Frank observed.
supper
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From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They were all in haste, and intended to cover the seven and a half miles that lay between the farm and Falconhurst in less than three hours.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were all in haste, and intended to cover the seven and a half miles that lay between the farm and Falconhurst in less than three hours.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “It is possible that our people may be settled now in their dwelling in the air,” Fritz remarked.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “If so, dear,” said Jenny, “we shall have the joy of meeting them quite an hour sooner.”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all in haste, and intended to cover the seven and a half miles that lay between the farm and Falconhurst in less than three hours.
three
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From this reading They were all in haste, and intended to cover the seven and a half miles that lay between the farm and Falconhurst in less than three hours.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were all in haste, and intended to cover the seven and a half miles that lay between the farm and Falconhurst in less than three hours.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “If so, dear,” said Jenny, “we shall have the joy of meeting them quite an hour sooner.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were all in haste, and intended to cover the seven and a half miles that lay between the farm and Falconhurst in less than three hours.
wine
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From this reading ENEMIES IN THE PROMISED LAND At seven o’clock next morning, after breakfasting off the remains of supper and drinking a stirrup-cup of palm wine, Fritz and his companions left the hermitage at Eberfurt.
