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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 few days after the Thuringians and others advanced from the Moselle, the quiet family in the old Schloss of Frankenburg assembled as usual at breakfast.
accepted
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From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
advanced
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From this reading A few days after the Thuringians and others advanced from the Moselle, the quiet family in the old Schloss of Frankenburg assembled as usual at breakfast.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A few days after the Thuringians and others advanced from the Moselle, the quiet family in the old Schloss of Frankenburg assembled as usual at breakfast.
aired
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From this reading The old butler had cut and aired the morning papers--the _Staats Anzeiger_, the _Cologne Gazette_, the _Extra Blatt_, and so forth, and laid them beside the Count.
all
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From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few days after the Thuringians and others advanced from the Moselle, the quiet family in the old Schloss of Frankenburg assembled as usual at breakfast.
annoyance
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From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
Anzeiger
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From this reading The old butler had cut and aired the morning papers--the _Staats Anzeiger_, the _Cologne Gazette_, the _Extra Blatt_, and so forth, and laid them beside the Count.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A few days after the Thuringians and others advanced from the Moselle, the quiet family in the old Schloss of Frankenburg assembled as usual at breakfast.
assembled
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From this reading A few days after the Thuringians and others advanced from the Moselle, the quiet family in the old Schloss of Frankenburg assembled as usual at breakfast.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A few days after the Thuringians and others advanced from the Moselle, the quiet family in the old Schloss of Frankenburg assembled as usual at breakfast.
Baron
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From this reading The two young ladies were there in most becoming morning toilets, and there, too, was the Herr Baron Grünthal.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
becoming
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From this reading The two young ladies were there in most becoming morning toilets, and there, too, was the Herr Baron Grünthal.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading The old butler had cut and aired the morning papers--the _Staats Anzeiger_, the _Cologne Gazette_, the _Extra Blatt_, and so forth, and laid them beside the Count.
BLATT
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From this reading WHAT THE 'EXTRA BLATT' TOLD.
breakfast
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From this reading A few days after the Thuringians and others advanced from the Moselle, the quiet family in the old Schloss of Frankenburg assembled as usual at breakfast.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
butler
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From this reading The old butler had cut and aired the morning papers--the _Staats Anzeiger_, the _Cologne Gazette_, the _Extra Blatt_, and so forth, and laid them beside the Count.
Cologne
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From this reading The old butler had cut and aired the morning papers--the _Staats Anzeiger_, the _Cologne Gazette_, the _Extra Blatt_, and so forth, and laid them beside the Count.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
Count
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From this reading The old butler had cut and aired the morning papers--the _Staats Anzeiger_, the _Cologne Gazette_, the _Extra Blatt_, and so forth, and laid them beside the Count.
Count's
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From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
cut
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From this reading The old butler had cut and aired the morning papers--the _Staats Anzeiger_, the _Cologne Gazette_, the _Extra Blatt_, and so forth, and laid them beside the Count.
days
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From this reading A few days after the Thuringians and others advanced from the Moselle, the quiet family in the old Schloss of Frankenburg assembled as usual at breakfast.
dining
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From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
Ernestine
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From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
evening
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From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
Excellency
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From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
EXTRA
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From this reading WHAT THE 'EXTRA BLATT' TOLD.
family
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From this reading A few days after the Thuringians and others advanced from the Moselle, the quiet family in the old Schloss of Frankenburg assembled as usual at breakfast.
few
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From this reading A few days after the Thuringians and others advanced from the Moselle, the quiet family in the old Schloss of Frankenburg assembled as usual at breakfast.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
forth
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From this reading The old butler had cut and aired the morning papers--the _Staats Anzeiger_, the _Cologne Gazette_, the _Extra Blatt_, and so forth, and laid them beside the Count.
Frankenburg
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From this reading A few days after the Thuringians and others advanced from the Moselle, the quiet family in the old Schloss of Frankenburg assembled as usual at breakfast.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A few days after the Thuringians and others advanced from the Moselle, the quiet family in the old Schloss of Frankenburg assembled as usual at breakfast.
Gazette
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From this reading The old butler had cut and aired the morning papers--the _Staats Anzeiger_, the _Cologne Gazette_, the _Extra Blatt_, and so forth, and laid them beside the Count.
Grünthal
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From this reading The two young ladies were there in most becoming morning toilets, and there, too, was the Herr Baron Grünthal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old butler had cut and aired the morning papers--the _Staats Anzeiger_, the _Cologne Gazette_, the _Extra Blatt_, and so forth, and laid them beside the Count.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
Herr
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From this reading The two young ladies were there in most becoming morning toilets, and there, too, was the Herr Baron Grünthal.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
hour
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From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few days after the Thuringians and others advanced from the Moselle, the quiet family in the old Schloss of Frankenburg assembled as usual at breakfast.
infinite
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From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
invitation
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From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
ladies
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From this reading The two young ladies were there in most becoming morning toilets, and there, too, was the Herr Baron Grünthal.
laid
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From this reading The old butler had cut and aired the morning papers--the _Staats Anzeiger_, the _Cologne Gazette_, the _Extra Blatt_, and so forth, and laid them beside the Count.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old butler had cut and aired the morning papers--the _Staats Anzeiger_, the _Cologne Gazette_, the _Extra Blatt_, and so forth, and laid them beside the Count.
Moselle
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From this reading A few days after the Thuringians and others advanced from the Moselle, the quiet family in the old Schloss of Frankenburg assembled as usual at breakfast.
most
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From this reading The two young ladies were there in most becoming morning toilets, and there, too, was the Herr Baron Grünthal.
night
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From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few days after the Thuringians and others advanced from the Moselle, the quiet family in the old Schloss of Frankenburg assembled as usual at breakfast.
old
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From this reading A few days after the Thuringians and others advanced from the Moselle, the quiet family in the old Schloss of Frankenburg assembled as usual at breakfast.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
others
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From this reading A few days after the Thuringians and others advanced from the Moselle, the quiet family in the old Schloss of Frankenburg assembled as usual at breakfast.
papers
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From this reading The old butler had cut and aired the morning papers--the _Staats Anzeiger_, the _Cologne Gazette_, the _Extra Blatt_, and so forth, and laid them beside the Count.
quiet
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From this reading A few days after the Thuringians and others advanced from the Moselle, the quiet family in the old Schloss of Frankenburg assembled as usual at breakfast.
remain
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From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
Schloss
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From this reading A few days after the Thuringians and others advanced from the Moselle, the quiet family in the old Schloss of Frankenburg assembled as usual at breakfast.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The old butler had cut and aired the morning papers--the _Staats Anzeiger_, the _Cologne Gazette_, the _Extra Blatt_, and so forth, and laid them beside the Count.
Staats
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From this reading The old butler had cut and aired the morning papers--the _Staats Anzeiger_, the _Cologne Gazette_, the _Extra Blatt_, and so forth, and laid them beside the Count.
storm
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From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT THE 'EXTRA BLATT' TOLD.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The old butler had cut and aired the morning papers--the _Staats Anzeiger_, the _Cologne Gazette_, the _Extra Blatt_, and so forth, and laid them beside the Count.
there
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From this reading The two young ladies were there in most becoming morning toilets, and there, too, was the Herr Baron Grünthal.
Thuringians
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From this reading A few days after the Thuringians and others advanced from the Moselle, the quiet family in the old Schloss of Frankenburg assembled as usual at breakfast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
toilets
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From this reading The two young ladies were there in most becoming morning toilets, and there, too, was the Herr Baron Grünthal.
TOLDnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHAT THE 'EXTRA BLATT' TOLD.
too
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From this reading The two young ladies were there in most becoming morning toilets, and there, too, was the Herr Baron Grünthal.
two
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From this reading The two young ladies were there in most becoming morning toilets, and there, too, was the Herr Baron Grünthal.
unusual
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From this reading The hour was an unusual one for his Excellency to be at Frankenburg, but he had been dining there the evening before; a storm had come on, and, to the infinite annoyance of Ernestine, he had accepted the Count's invitation to remain all night.
usual
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From this reading A few days after the Thuringians and others advanced from the Moselle, the quiet family in the old Schloss of Frankenburg assembled as usual at breakfast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The two young ladies were there in most becoming morning toilets, and there, too, was the Herr Baron Grünthal.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two young ladies were there in most becoming morning toilets, and there, too, was the Herr Baron Grünthal.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT THE 'EXTRA BLATT' TOLD.
young
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From this reading The two young ladies were there in most becoming morning toilets, and there, too, was the Herr Baron Grünthal.
