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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 "As for me," said the landlord, whose face was rather flushed, "I bought a field last spring, which I had been wanting for ten years."
accept
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From this reading "You can accept it without hesitation," he said, "for I can sleep with Prosper.
also
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From this reading "Monsieur Wahlenfer, haven't you also your 'hoc erat in votis'?" asked Wilhelm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, monsieur, but it came to pass, and now--" The good man was silent, and did not finish his sentence.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As for me," said the landlord, whose face was rather flushed, "I bought a field last spring, which I had been wanting for ten years."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Monsieur Wahlenfer, haven't you also your 'hoc erat in votis'?" asked Wilhelm.
bed
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From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "As for me," said the landlord, whose face was rather flushed, "I bought a field last spring, which I had been wanting for ten years."
bought
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From this reading "As for me," said the landlord, whose face was rather flushed, "I bought a field last spring, which I had been wanting for ten years."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, monsieur, but it came to pass, and now--" The good man was silent, and did not finish his sentence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
came
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From this reading "Yes, monsieur, but it came to pass, and now--" The good man was silent, and did not finish his sentence.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can accept it without hesitation," he said, "for I can sleep with Prosper.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Yes, monsieur, but it came to pass, and now--" The good man was silent, and did not finish his sentence.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
erat
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From this reading "Monsieur Wahlenfer, haven't you also your 'hoc erat in votis'?" asked Wilhelm.
face
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From this reading "As for me," said the landlord, whose face was rather flushed, "I bought a field last spring, which I had been wanting for ten years."
field
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From this reading "As for me," said the landlord, whose face was rather flushed, "I bought a field last spring, which I had been wanting for ten years."
finish
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From this reading "Yes, monsieur, but it came to pass, and now--" The good man was silent, and did not finish his sentence.
flushed
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From this reading "As for me," said the landlord, whose face was rather flushed, "I bought a field last spring, which I had been wanting for ten years."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "As for me," said the landlord, whose face was rather flushed, "I bought a field last spring, which I had been wanting for ten years."
friendly
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From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, monsieur, but it came to pass, and now--" The good man was silent, and did not finish his sentence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "As for me," said the landlord, whose face was rather flushed, "I bought a field last spring, which I had been wanting for ten years."
haven't
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From this reading "Monsieur Wahlenfer, haven't you also your 'hoc erat in votis'?" asked Wilhelm.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You can accept it without hesitation," he said, "for I can sleep with Prosper.
hesitation
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From this reading "You can accept it without hesitation," he said, "for I can sleep with Prosper.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, monsieur, but it came to pass, and now--" The good man was silent, and did not finish his sentence.
hoc
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From this reading "Monsieur Wahlenfer, haven't you also your 'hoc erat in votis'?" asked Wilhelm.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "As for me," said the landlord, whose face was rather flushed, "I bought a field last spring, which I had been wanting for ten years."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Monsieur Wahlenfer, haven't you also your 'hoc erat in votis'?" asked Wilhelm.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, monsieur, but it came to pass, and now--" The good man was silent, and did not finish his sentence.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
landlord
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From this reading "As for me," said the landlord, whose face was rather flushed, "I bought a field last spring, which I had been wanting for ten years."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "As for me," said the landlord, whose face was rather flushed, "I bought a field last spring, which I had been wanting for ten years."
like
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From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
liking
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From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
loosened
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From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
man
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From this reading "Yes, monsieur, but it came to pass, and now--" The good man was silent, and did not finish his sentence.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "As for me," said the landlord, whose face was rather flushed, "I bought a field last spring, which I had been wanting for ten years."
men
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From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
Monsieur
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From this reading "Monsieur Wahlenfer, haven't you also your 'hoc erat in votis'?" asked Wilhelm.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
night
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From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes, monsieur, but it came to pass, and now--" The good man was silent, and did not finish his sentence.
now
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From this reading "Yes, monsieur, but it came to pass, and now--" The good man was silent, and did not finish his sentence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
offered
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From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
others
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From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
pass
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From this reading "Yes, monsieur, but it came to pass, and now--" The good man was silent, and did not finish his sentence.
Prosper
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From this reading "You can accept it without hesitation," he said, "for I can sleep with Prosper.
rather
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From this reading "As for me," said the landlord, whose face was rather flushed, "I bought a field last spring, which I had been wanting for ten years."
said
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From this reading "As for me," said the landlord, whose face was rather flushed, "I bought a field last spring, which I had been wanting for ten years."
sentence
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From this reading "Yes, monsieur, but it came to pass, and now--" The good man was silent, and did not finish his sentence.
separate
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From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
silent
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From this reading "Yes, monsieur, but it came to pass, and now--" The good man was silent, and did not finish his sentence.
sleep
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From this reading "You can accept it without hesitation," he said, "for I can sleep with Prosper.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
spring
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From this reading "As for me," said the landlord, whose face was rather flushed, "I bought a field last spring, which I had been wanting for ten years."
stingy
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From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
talked
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From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
ten
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From this reading "As for me," said the landlord, whose face was rather flushed, "I bought a field last spring, which I had been wanting for ten years."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, monsieur, but it came to pass, and now--" The good man was silent, and did not finish his sentence.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
thus
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From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, monsieur, but it came to pass, and now--" The good man was silent, and did not finish his sentence.
tongues
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From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
votis
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From this reading "Monsieur Wahlenfer, haven't you also your 'hoc erat in votis'?" asked Wilhelm.
Wahlenfer
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From this reading "Monsieur Wahlenfer, haven't you also your 'hoc erat in votis'?" asked Wilhelm.
wanting
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From this reading "As for me," said the landlord, whose face was rather flushed, "I bought a field last spring, which I had been wanting for ten years."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, monsieur, but it came to pass, and now--" The good man was silent, and did not finish his sentence.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "As for me," said the landlord, whose face was rather flushed, "I bought a field last spring, which I had been wanting for ten years."
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "As for me," said the landlord, whose face was rather flushed, "I bought a field last spring, which I had been wanting for ten years."
Wilhelm
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From this reading "Monsieur Wahlenfer, haven't you also your 'hoc erat in votis'?" asked Wilhelm.
wine
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From this reading They talked thus like men whose tongues are loosened by wine, and they each took that friendly liking to the others of which we are never stingy on a journey; so that when the time came to separate for the night, Wilhelm offered his bed to the merchant.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You can accept it without hesitation," he said, "for I can sleep with Prosper.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "You can accept it without hesitation," he said, "for I can sleep with Prosper.
years
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From this reading "As for me," said the landlord, whose face was rather flushed, "I bought a field last spring, which I had been wanting for ten years."
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, monsieur, but it came to pass, and now--" The good man was silent, and did not finish his sentence.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Monsieur Wahlenfer, haven't you also your 'hoc erat in votis'?" asked Wilhelm.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Monsieur Wahlenfer, haven't you also your 'hoc erat in votis'?" asked Wilhelm.
