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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 LIEUTENANT VIBACH The first scene was a comedy one.
all
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From this reading It was all ridiculously easy.
almost
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From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Still it was no time to count risks; so I drew my cap well down, buttoned my overcoat as high over my face as possible, and pretended to be drunk.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Still it was no time to count risks; so I drew my cap well down, buttoned my overcoat as high over my face as possible, and pretended to be drunk.
buttoned
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From this reading Still it was no time to count risks; so I drew my cap well down, buttoned my overcoat as high over my face as possible, and pretended to be drunk.
cap
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From this reading Still it was no time to count risks; so I drew my cap well down, buttoned my overcoat as high over my face as possible, and pretended to be drunk.
car
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From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
certainly
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From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
chauffeur
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From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
comedy
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From this reading LIEUTENANT VIBACH The first scene was a comedy one.
count
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From this reading Still it was no time to count risks; so I drew my cap well down, buttoned my overcoat as high over my face as possible, and pretended to be drunk.
down
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From this reading Still it was no time to count risks; so I drew my cap well down, buttoned my overcoat as high over my face as possible, and pretended to be drunk.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still it was no time to count risks; so I drew my cap well down, buttoned my overcoat as high over my face as possible, and pretended to be drunk.
drunk
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From this reading Still it was no time to count risks; so I drew my cap well down, buttoned my overcoat as high over my face as possible, and pretended to be drunk.
easy
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From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
enjoyed
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From this reading Pulitz, the hotel proprietor, met me in the hall with obsequious servility, hoping I had enjoyed my lunch.
face
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From this reading Still it was no time to count risks; so I drew my cap well down, buttoned my overcoat as high over my face as possible, and pretended to be drunk.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LIEUTENANT VIBACH The first scene was a comedy one.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pulitz, the hotel proprietor, met me in the hall with obsequious servility, hoping I had enjoyed my lunch.
hall
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From this reading Pulitz, the hotel proprietor, met me in the hall with obsequious servility, hoping I had enjoyed my lunch.
high
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From this reading Still it was no time to count risks; so I drew my cap well down, buttoned my overcoat as high over my face as possible, and pretended to be drunk.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
hoping
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From this reading Pulitz, the hotel proprietor, met me in the hall with obsequious servility, hoping I had enjoyed my lunch.
hotel
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From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
how
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From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pulitz, the hotel proprietor, met me in the hall with obsequious servility, hoping I had enjoyed my lunch.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Still it was no time to count risks; so I drew my cap well down, buttoned my overcoat as high over my face as possible, and pretended to be drunk.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
LIEUTENANT
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From this reading LIEUTENANT VIBACH The first scene was a comedy one.
Lingen
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From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
lunch
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From this reading Pulitz, the hotel proprietor, met me in the hall with obsequious servility, hoping I had enjoyed my lunch.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pulitz, the hotel proprietor, met me in the hall with obsequious servility, hoping I had enjoyed my lunch.
met
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From this reading Pulitz, the hotel proprietor, met me in the hall with obsequious servility, hoping I had enjoyed my lunch.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Still it was no time to count risks; so I drew my cap well down, buttoned my overcoat as high over my face as possible, and pretended to be drunk.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
obsequious
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From this reading Pulitz, the hotel proprietor, met me in the hall with obsequious servility, hoping I had enjoyed my lunch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading LIEUTENANT VIBACH The first scene was a comedy one.
out
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From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Still it was no time to count risks; so I drew my cap well down, buttoned my overcoat as high over my face as possible, and pretended to be drunk.
overcoat
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From this reading Still it was no time to count risks; so I drew my cap well down, buttoned my overcoat as high over my face as possible, and pretended to be drunk.
possible
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From this reading Still it was no time to count risks; so I drew my cap well down, buttoned my overcoat as high over my face as possible, and pretended to be drunk.
pretended
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From this reading Still it was no time to count risks; so I drew my cap well down, buttoned my overcoat as high over my face as possible, and pretended to be drunk.
problem
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From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
proprietor
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From this reading Pulitz, the hotel proprietor, met me in the hall with obsequious servility, hoping I had enjoyed my lunch.
Pulitz
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From this reading Pulitz, the hotel proprietor, met me in the hall with obsequious servility, hoping I had enjoyed my lunch.
ridiculously
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From this reading It was all ridiculously easy.
risks
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From this reading Still it was no time to count risks; so I drew my cap well down, buttoned my overcoat as high over my face as possible, and pretended to be drunk.
scene
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From this reading LIEUTENANT VIBACH The first scene was a comedy one.
servility
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From this reading Pulitz, the hotel proprietor, met me in the hall with obsequious servility, hoping I had enjoyed my lunch.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Still it was no time to count risks; so I drew my cap well down, buttoned my overcoat as high over my face as possible, and pretended to be drunk.
soldier
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From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still it was no time to count risks; so I drew my cap well down, buttoned my overcoat as high over my face as possible, and pretended to be drunk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LIEUTENANT VIBACH The first scene was a comedy one.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still it was no time to count risks; so I drew my cap well down, buttoned my overcoat as high over my face as possible, and pretended to be drunk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
VIBACH
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From this reading LIEUTENANT VIBACH The first scene was a comedy one.
Vibach's
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From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
waiting
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From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LIEUTENANT VIBACH The first scene was a comedy one.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
well
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From this reading Still it was no time to count risks; so I drew my cap well down, buttoned my overcoat as high over my face as possible, and pretended to be drunk.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pulitz, the hotel proprietor, met me in the hall with obsequious servility, hoping I had enjoyed my lunch.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Vibach's car was waiting outside the hotel, and the soldier chauffeur would almost certainly know that I was not the lieutenant, and how to fool him till we were out of Lingen was no easy problem.
