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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 a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
all
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From this reading When Marco gave the Sign in some quiet place to a man who was alone, he noticed that they all did this and said their "God be thanked" devoutly, as if it were part of some religious ceremony.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Marco gave the Sign in some quiet place to a man who was alone, he noticed that they all did this and said their "God be thanked" devoutly, as if it were part of some religious ceremony.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading XXIII THE SILVER HORN During the next week, which they spent in journeying towards Vienna, they gave the Sign to three different persons at places which were on the way.
away
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From this reading In a small town a few miles away he had to search some hours before he found a stalwart young shoemaker with bright red hair and a horseshoe-shaped scar on his forehead.
bared
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From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
Bavaria
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From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When Marco gave the Sign in some quiet place to a man who was alone, he noticed that they all did this and said their "God be thanked" devoutly, as if it were part of some religious ceremony.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He was not in his workshop when the boys first passed it, because, as they found out later, he had been climbing a mountain the day before, and had been detained in the descent because his companion had hurt himself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was not in his workshop when the boys first passed it, because, as they found out later, he had been climbing a mountain the day before, and had been detained in the descent because his companion had hurt himself.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
bench
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From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
boys
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From this reading He was not in his workshop when the boys first passed it, because, as they found out later, he had been climbing a mountain the day before, and had been detained in the descent because his companion had hurt himself.
bright
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From this reading In a small town a few miles away he had to search some hours before he found a stalwart young shoemaker with bright red hair and a horseshoe-shaped scar on his forehead.
ceremony
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From this reading When Marco gave the Sign in some quiet place to a man who was alone, he noticed that they all did this and said their "God be thanked" devoutly, as if it were part of some religious ceremony.
climbing
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From this reading He was not in his workshop when the boys first passed it, because, as they found out later, he had been climbing a mountain the day before, and had been detained in the descent because his companion had hurt himself.
companion
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From this reading He was not in his workshop when the boys first passed it, because, as they found out later, he had been climbing a mountain the day before, and had been detained in the descent because his companion had hurt himself.
day
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From this reading He was not in his workshop when the boys first passed it, because, as they found out later, he had been climbing a mountain the day before, and had been detained in the descent because his companion had hurt himself.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading He was not in his workshop when the boys first passed it, because, as they found out later, he had been climbing a mountain the day before, and had been detained in the descent because his companion had hurt himself.
detained
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From this reading He was not in his workshop when the boys first passed it, because, as they found out later, he had been climbing a mountain the day before, and had been detained in the descent because his companion had hurt himself.
devoutly
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From this reading When Marco gave the Sign in some quiet place to a man who was alone, he noticed that they all did this and said their "God be thanked" devoutly, as if it were part of some religious ceremony.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When Marco gave the Sign in some quiet place to a man who was alone, he noticed that they all did this and said their "God be thanked" devoutly, as if it were part of some religious ceremony.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading XXIII THE SILVER HORN During the next week, which they spent in journeying towards Vienna, they gave the Sign to three different persons at places which were on the way.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading XXIII THE SILVER HORN During the next week, which they spent in journeying towards Vienna, they gave the Sign to three different persons at places which were on the way.
few
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From this reading In a small town a few miles away he had to search some hours before he found a stalwart young shoemaker with bright red hair and a horseshoe-shaped scar on his forehead.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not in his workshop when the boys first passed it, because, as they found out later, he had been climbing a mountain the day before, and had been detained in the descent because his companion had hurt himself.
forehead
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From this reading In a small town a few miles away he had to search some hours before he found a stalwart young shoemaker with bright red hair and a horseshoe-shaped scar on his forehead.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
four
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From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
frontier
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From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
Gasthaus
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From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
gave
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From this reading XXIII THE SILVER HORN During the next week, which they spent in journeying towards Vienna, they gave the Sign to three different persons at places which were on the way.
giant
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From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
God
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From this reading When Marco gave the Sign in some quiet place to a man who was alone, he noticed that they all did this and said their "God be thanked" devoutly, as if it were part of some religious ceremony.
guide
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From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
hair
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From this reading In a small town a few miles away he had to search some hours before he found a stalwart young shoemaker with bright red hair and a horseshoe-shaped scar on his forehead.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
head
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From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was not in his workshop when the boys first passed it, because, as they found out later, he had been climbing a mountain the day before, and had been detained in the descent because his companion had hurt himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
HORN
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From this reading XXIII THE SILVER HORN During the next week, which they spent in journeying towards Vienna, they gave the Sign to three different persons at places which were on the way.
horseshoe-shaped
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From this reading In a small town a few miles away he had to search some hours before he found a stalwart young shoemaker with bright red hair and a horseshoe-shaped scar on his forehead.
hours
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From this reading In a small town a few miles away he had to search some hours before he found a stalwart young shoemaker with bright red hair and a horseshoe-shaped scar on his forehead.
hurt
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From this reading He was not in his workshop when the boys first passed it, because, as they found out later, he had been climbing a mountain the day before, and had been detained in the descent because his companion had hurt himself.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When Marco gave the Sign in some quiet place to a man who was alone, he noticed that they all did this and said their "God be thanked" devoutly, as if it were part of some religious ceremony.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading XXIII THE SILVER HORN During the next week, which they spent in journeying towards Vienna, they gave the Sign to three different persons at places which were on the way.
inn
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From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Marco gave the Sign in some quiet place to a man who was alone, he noticed that they all did this and said their "God be thanked" devoutly, as if it were part of some religious ceremony.
journeying
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From this reading XXIII THE SILVER HORN During the next week, which they spent in journeying towards Vienna, they gave the Sign to three different persons at places which were on the way.
later
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From this reading He was not in his workshop when the boys first passed it, because, as they found out later, he had been climbing a mountain the day before, and had been detained in the descent because his companion had hurt himself.
man
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From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
Marco
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From this reading When Marco gave the Sign in some quiet place to a man who was alone, he noticed that they all did this and said their "God be thanked" devoutly, as if it were part of some religious ceremony.
miles
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From this reading In a small town a few miles away he had to search some hours before he found a stalwart young shoemaker with bright red hair and a horseshoe-shaped scar on his forehead.
mountain
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From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading XXIII THE SILVER HORN During the next week, which they spent in journeying towards Vienna, they gave the Sign to three different persons at places which were on the way.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not in his workshop when the boys first passed it, because, as they found out later, he had been climbing a mountain the day before, and had been detained in the descent because his companion had hurt himself.
noticed
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From this reading When Marco gave the Sign in some quiet place to a man who was alone, he noticed that they all did this and said their "God be thanked" devoutly, as if it were part of some religious ceremony.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
old
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From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading XXIII THE SILVER HORN During the next week, which they spent in journeying towards Vienna, they gave the Sign to three different persons at places which were on the way.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
out
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From this reading He was not in his workshop when the boys first passed it, because, as they found out later, he had been climbing a mountain the day before, and had been detained in the descent because his companion had hurt himself.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Marco gave the Sign in some quiet place to a man who was alone, he noticed that they all did this and said their "God be thanked" devoutly, as if it were part of some religious ceremony.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not in his workshop when the boys first passed it, because, as they found out later, he had been climbing a mountain the day before, and had been detained in the descent because his companion had hurt himself.
persons
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From this reading XXIII THE SILVER HORN During the next week, which they spent in journeying towards Vienna, they gave the Sign to three different persons at places which were on the way.
place
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From this reading When Marco gave the Sign in some quiet place to a man who was alone, he noticed that they all did this and said their "God be thanked" devoutly, as if it were part of some religious ceremony.
places
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From this reading XXIII THE SILVER HORN During the next week, which they spent in journeying towards Vienna, they gave the Sign to three different persons at places which were on the way.
quiet
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From this reading When Marco gave the Sign in some quiet place to a man who was alone, he noticed that they all did this and said their "God be thanked" devoutly, as if it were part of some religious ceremony.
red
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From this reading In a small town a few miles away he had to search some hours before he found a stalwart young shoemaker with bright red hair and a horseshoe-shaped scar on his forehead.
religious
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From this reading When Marco gave the Sign in some quiet place to a man who was alone, he noticed that they all did this and said their "God be thanked" devoutly, as if it were part of some religious ceremony.
said
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From this reading When Marco gave the Sign in some quiet place to a man who was alone, he noticed that they all did this and said their "God be thanked" devoutly, as if it were part of some religious ceremony.
scar
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From this reading In a small town a few miles away he had to search some hours before he found a stalwart young shoemaker with bright red hair and a horseshoe-shaped scar on his forehead.
search
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From this reading In a small town a few miles away he had to search some hours before he found a stalwart young shoemaker with bright red hair and a horseshoe-shaped scar on his forehead.
shoemaker
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From this reading In a small town a few miles away he had to search some hours before he found a stalwart young shoemaker with bright red hair and a horseshoe-shaped scar on his forehead.
Sign
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From this reading XXIII THE SILVER HORN During the next week, which they spent in journeying towards Vienna, they gave the Sign to three different persons at places which were on the way.
SILVER
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From this reading XXIII THE SILVER HORN During the next week, which they spent in journeying towards Vienna, they gave the Sign to three different persons at places which were on the way.
sitting
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From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
small
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From this reading In a small town a few miles away he had to search some hours before he found a stalwart young shoemaker with bright red hair and a horseshoe-shaped scar on his forehead.
some
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From this reading When Marco gave the Sign in some quiet place to a man who was alone, he noticed that they all did this and said their "God be thanked" devoutly, as if it were part of some religious ceremony.
spent
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From this reading XXIII THE SILVER HORN During the next week, which they spent in journeying towards Vienna, they gave the Sign to three different persons at places which were on the way.
stalwart
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From this reading In a small town a few miles away he had to search some hours before he found a stalwart young shoemaker with bright red hair and a horseshoe-shaped scar on his forehead.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
thanked
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From this reading When Marco gave the Sign in some quiet place to a man who was alone, he noticed that they all did this and said their "God be thanked" devoutly, as if it were part of some religious ceremony.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Marco gave the Sign in some quiet place to a man who was alone, he noticed that they all did this and said their "God be thanked" devoutly, as if it were part of some religious ceremony.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading XXIII THE SILVER HORN During the next week, which they spent in journeying towards Vienna, they gave the Sign to three different persons at places which were on the way.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When Marco gave the Sign in some quiet place to a man who was alone, he noticed that they all did this and said their "God be thanked" devoutly, as if it were part of some religious ceremony.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading XXIII THE SILVER HORN During the next week, which they spent in journeying towards Vienna, they gave the Sign to three different persons at places which were on the way.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When Marco gave the Sign in some quiet place to a man who was alone, he noticed that they all did this and said their "God be thanked" devoutly, as if it were part of some religious ceremony.
three
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From this reading XXIII THE SILVER HORN During the next week, which they spent in journeying towards Vienna, they gave the Sign to three different persons at places which were on the way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading XXIII THE SILVER HORN During the next week, which they spent in journeying towards Vienna, they gave the Sign to three different persons at places which were on the way.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading XXIII THE SILVER HORN During the next week, which they spent in journeying towards Vienna, they gave the Sign to three different persons at places which were on the way.
town
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From this reading In a small town a few miles away he had to search some hours before he found a stalwart young shoemaker with bright red hair and a horseshoe-shaped scar on his forehead.
tree
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From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
up
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From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
Vienna
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From this reading XXIII THE SILVER HORN During the next week, which they spent in journeying towards Vienna, they gave the Sign to three different persons at places which were on the way.
village
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From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Marco gave the Sign in some quiet place to a man who was alone, he noticed that they all did this and said their "God be thanked" devoutly, as if it were part of some religious ceremony.
way
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From this reading XXIII THE SILVER HORN During the next week, which they spent in journeying towards Vienna, they gave the Sign to three different persons at places which were on the way.
week
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From this reading XXIII THE SILVER HORN During the next week, which they spent in journeying towards Vienna, they gave the Sign to three different persons at places which were on the way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading XXIII THE SILVER HORN During the next week, which they spent in journeying towards Vienna, they gave the Sign to three different persons at places which were on the way.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading XXIII THE SILVER HORN During the next week, which they spent in journeying towards Vienna, they gave the Sign to three different persons at places which were on the way.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When Marco gave the Sign in some quiet place to a man who was alone, he noticed that they all did this and said their "God be thanked" devoutly, as if it were part of some religious ceremony.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In a small town a few miles away he had to search some hours before he found a stalwart young shoemaker with bright red hair and a horseshoe-shaped scar on his forehead.
words
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From this reading In a village across the frontier in Bavaria they found a giant of an old man sitting on a bench under a tree before his mountain "Gasthaus" or inn; and when the four words were uttered, he stood up and bared his head as the guide had done.
workshop
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From this reading He was not in his workshop when the boys first passed it, because, as they found out later, he had been climbing a mountain the day before, and had been detained in the descent because his companion had hurt himself.
XXIII
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From this reading XXIII THE SILVER HORN During the next week, which they spent in journeying towards Vienna, they gave the Sign to three different persons at places which were on the way.
young
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From this reading In a small town a few miles away he had to search some hours before he found a stalwart young shoemaker with bright red hair and a horseshoe-shaped scar on his forehead.
