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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 The Frau liked to have the house full, even though there might be no profit, and therefore she was in a good humour.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Two or three weeks went by in the Brunnenthal without any special occurrence, and Malchen had not as yet spoken to her mother about her fortune.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two or three weeks went by in the Brunnenthal without any special occurrence, and Malchen had not as yet spoken to her mother about her fortune.
any
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From this reading Two or three weeks went by in the Brunnenthal without any special occurrence, and Malchen had not as yet spoken to her mother about her fortune.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Two or three weeks went by in the Brunnenthal without any special occurrence, and Malchen had not as yet spoken to her mother about her fortune.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Frau liked to have the house full, even though there might be no profit, and therefore she was in a good humour.
become
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From this reading July had opened with lovely weather, and the house had become full earlier than usual.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Frau had during this time been in more than ordinary good humour with her own household.
Brunnenthal
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From this reading Two or three weeks went by in the Brunnenthal without any special occurrence, and Malchen had not as yet spoken to her mother about her fortune.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Two or three weeks went by in the Brunnenthal without any special occurrence, and Malchen had not as yet spoken to her mother about her fortune.
DAYS
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From this reading THE FRAU RETURNS TO THE SIMPLICITY OF THE OLD DAYS.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The Frau had during this time been in more than ordinary good humour with her own household.
earlier
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From this reading July had opened with lovely weather, and the house had become full earlier than usual.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Frau liked to have the house full, even though there might be no profit, and therefore she was in a good humour.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Two or three weeks went by in the Brunnenthal without any special occurrence, and Malchen had not as yet spoken to her mother about her fortune.
FRAU
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From this reading THE FRAU RETURNS TO THE SIMPLICITY OF THE OLD DAYS.
full
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From this reading July had opened with lovely weather, and the house had become full earlier than usual.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Frau had during this time been in more than ordinary good humour with her own household.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two or three weeks went by in the Brunnenthal without any special occurrence, and Malchen had not as yet spoken to her mother about her fortune.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Frau liked to have the house full, even though there might be no profit, and therefore she was in a good humour.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Two or three weeks went by in the Brunnenthal without any special occurrence, and Malchen had not as yet spoken to her mother about her fortune.
house
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From this reading July had opened with lovely weather, and the house had become full earlier than usual.
household
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From this reading The Frau had during this time been in more than ordinary good humour with her own household.
humour
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From this reading The Frau had during this time been in more than ordinary good humour with her own household.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two or three weeks went by in the Brunnenthal without any special occurrence, and Malchen had not as yet spoken to her mother about her fortune.
July
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From this reading July had opened with lovely weather, and the house had become full earlier than usual.
liked
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From this reading The Frau liked to have the house full, even though there might be no profit, and therefore she was in a good humour.
lovely
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From this reading July had opened with lovely weather, and the house had become full earlier than usual.
Malchen
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From this reading Two or three weeks went by in the Brunnenthal without any special occurrence, and Malchen had not as yet spoken to her mother about her fortune.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The Frau liked to have the house full, even though there might be no profit, and therefore she was in a good humour.
more
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From this reading The Frau had during this time been in more than ordinary good humour with her own household.
mother
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From this reading Two or three weeks went by in the Brunnenthal without any special occurrence, and Malchen had not as yet spoken to her mother about her fortune.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Frau liked to have the house full, even though there might be no profit, and therefore she was in a good humour.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Two or three weeks went by in the Brunnenthal without any special occurrence, and Malchen had not as yet spoken to her mother about her fortune.
occurrence
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From this reading Two or three weeks went by in the Brunnenthal without any special occurrence, and Malchen had not as yet spoken to her mother about her fortune.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FRAU RETURNS TO THE SIMPLICITY OF THE OLD DAYS.
OLD
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From this reading THE FRAU RETURNS TO THE SIMPLICITY OF THE OLD DAYS.
opened
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From this reading July had opened with lovely weather, and the house had become full earlier than usual.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two or three weeks went by in the Brunnenthal without any special occurrence, and Malchen had not as yet spoken to her mother about her fortune.
ordinary
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From this reading The Frau had during this time been in more than ordinary good humour with her own household.
own
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From this reading The Frau had during this time been in more than ordinary good humour with her own household.
profit
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From this reading The Frau liked to have the house full, even though there might be no profit, and therefore she was in a good humour.
RETURNS
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From this reading THE FRAU RETURNS TO THE SIMPLICITY OF THE OLD DAYS.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Frau liked to have the house full, even though there might be no profit, and therefore she was in a good humour.
SIMPLICITY
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From this reading THE FRAU RETURNS TO THE SIMPLICITY OF THE OLD DAYS.
special
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From this reading Two or three weeks went by in the Brunnenthal without any special occurrence, and Malchen had not as yet spoken to her mother about her fortune.
spoken
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From this reading Two or three weeks went by in the Brunnenthal without any special occurrence, and Malchen had not as yet spoken to her mother about her fortune.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Frau had during this time been in more than ordinary good humour with her own household.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FRAU RETURNS TO THE SIMPLICITY OF THE OLD DAYS.
there
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From this reading The Frau liked to have the house full, even though there might be no profit, and therefore she was in a good humour.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The Frau liked to have the house full, even though there might be no profit, and therefore she was in a good humour.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Frau had during this time been in more than ordinary good humour with her own household.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The Frau liked to have the house full, even though there might be no profit, and therefore she was in a good humour.
three
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From this reading Two or three weeks went by in the Brunnenthal without any special occurrence, and Malchen had not as yet spoken to her mother about her fortune.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Frau had during this time been in more than ordinary good humour with her own household.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FRAU RETURNS TO THE SIMPLICITY OF THE OLD DAYS.
Two
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From this reading Two or three weeks went by in the Brunnenthal without any special occurrence, and Malchen had not as yet spoken to her mother about her fortune.
usual
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From this reading July had opened with lovely weather, and the house had become full earlier than usual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Frau liked to have the house full, even though there might be no profit, and therefore she was in a good humour.
weather
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From this reading July had opened with lovely weather, and the house had become full earlier than usual.
weeks
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From this reading Two or three weeks went by in the Brunnenthal without any special occurrence, and Malchen had not as yet spoken to her mother about her fortune.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two or three weeks went by in the Brunnenthal without any special occurrence, and Malchen had not as yet spoken to her mother about her fortune.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Frau had during this time been in more than ordinary good humour with her own household.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Two or three weeks went by in the Brunnenthal without any special occurrence, and Malchen had not as yet spoken to her mother about her fortune.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Two or three weeks went by in the Brunnenthal without any special occurrence, and Malchen had not as yet spoken to her mother about her fortune.
