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Why Frau Frohmann Raised Her Prices, and Other Stories
Why Frau Frohmann Raised Her Prices, and Other Stories

Chapter V

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A ZWANSIGER IS A ZWANSIGER.
In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.
But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.
There was a party of Americans in the house who had absolutely made no inquiry whatsoever as to prices till they had shown themselves at her door.
Peter had been very urgent with her to mulct the Americans, who were likely, he thought, to despise the house merely because it was cheap.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Why Frau Frohmann Raised Her Prices, and Other Stories

Chapter V

Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A ZWANSIGER IS A ZWANSIGER.
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In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.
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But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.
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There was a party of Americans in the house who had absolutely made no inquiry whatsoever as to prices till they had shown themselves at her door.
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Peter had been very urgent with her to mulct the Americans, who were likely, he thought, to despise the house merely because it was cheap.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “Peter had been very urgent with her to mulct the Americans, who were likely, he thought, to despise the house merely because it was cheap.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Peter had been very urgent with her to mulct the Americans, who were likely, he thought, to despise the house merely because it was cheap.”

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.”

Beginning noun US /ˈbeginning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.”

Having auxiliary verb US /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading “But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.”

Party noun US /party/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There was a party of Americans in the house who had absolutely made no inquiry whatsoever as to prices till they had shown themselves at her door.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.”

Themselves pronoun US /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading “There was a party of Americans in the house who had absolutely made no inquiry whatsoever as to prices till they had shown themselves at her door.”

Therefore adverb US /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading “But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Peter had been very urgent with her to mulct the Americans, who were likely, he thought, to despise the house merely because it was cheap.”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “There was a party of Americans in the house who had absolutely made no inquiry whatsoever as to prices till they had shown themselves at her door.”

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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 ZWANSIGER IS A ZWANSIGER.

absolutely

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From this reading There was a party of Americans in the house who had absolutely made no inquiry whatsoever as to prices till they had shown themselves at her door.

all

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From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

Americans

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From this reading There was a party of Americans in the house who had absolutely made no inquiry whatsoever as to prices till they had shown themselves at her door.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

August

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From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading Peter had been very urgent with her to mulct the Americans, who were likely, he thought, to despise the house merely because it was cheap.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Peter had been very urgent with her to mulct the Americans, who were likely, he thought, to despise the house merely because it was cheap.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

Brunnenthal

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From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

care

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From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

case

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From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

cheap

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From this reading Peter had been very urgent with her to mulct the Americans, who were likely, he thought, to despise the house merely because it was cheap.

demanded

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From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

departed

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From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

despise

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From this reading Peter had been very urgent with her to mulct the Americans, who were likely, he thought, to despise the house merely because it was cheap.

door

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From this reading There was a party of Americans in the house who had absolutely made no inquiry whatsoever as to prices till they had shown themselves at her door.

entitled

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From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

feel

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From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

Frau

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From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

friend

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From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

Frohmann

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From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

full

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From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

generous

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From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

guests

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From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

hardness

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From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Peter had been very urgent with her to mulct the Americans, who were likely, he thought, to despise the house merely because it was cheap.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

Herr

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From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

hospitality

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From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

house

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From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

inquiry

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From this reading There was a party of Americans in the house who had absolutely made no inquiry whatsoever as to prices till they had shown themselves at her door.

intimately

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From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A ZWANSIGER IS A ZWANSIGER.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Peter had been very urgent with her to mulct the Americans, who were likely, he thought, to despise the house merely because it was cheap.

known

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From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

less

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From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

likely

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From this reading Peter had been very urgent with her to mulct the Americans, who were likely, he thought, to despise the house merely because it was cheap.

loss

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From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

made

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From this reading There was a party of Americans in the house who had absolutely made no inquiry whatsoever as to prices till they had shown themselves at her door.

mere

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From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

merely

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From this reading Peter had been very urgent with her to mulct the Americans, who were likely, he thought, to despise the house merely because it was cheap.

more

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From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

mulct

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From this reading Peter had been very urgent with her to mulct the Americans, who were likely, he thought, to despise the house merely because it was cheap.

neighbours

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From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There was a party of Americans in the house who had absolutely made no inquiry whatsoever as to prices till they had shown themselves at her door.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

partynounUS /party/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There was a party of Americans in the house who had absolutely made no inquiry whatsoever as to prices till they had shown themselves at her door.

Peter

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From this reading Peter had been very urgent with her to mulct the Americans, who were likely, he thought, to despise the house merely because it was cheap.

prices

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From this reading There was a party of Americans in the house who had absolutely made no inquiry whatsoever as to prices till they had shown themselves at her door.

provide

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From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

received

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From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

regard

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From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

shown

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From this reading There was a party of Americans in the house who had absolutely made no inquiry whatsoever as to prices till they had shown themselves at her door.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

strangers

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From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

sumptuously

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From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

taught

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From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

tavern

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From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

Tendels

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From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading There was a party of Americans in the house who had absolutely made no inquiry whatsoever as to prices till they had shown themselves at her door.

There

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From this reading There was a party of Americans in the house who had absolutely made no inquiry whatsoever as to prices till they had shown themselves at her door.

thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading There was a party of Americans in the house who had absolutely made no inquiry whatsoever as to prices till they had shown themselves at her door.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Peter had been very urgent with her to mulct the Americans, who were likely, he thought, to despise the house merely because it was cheap.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading There was a party of Americans in the house who had absolutely made no inquiry whatsoever as to prices till they had shown themselves at her door.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

Trauss

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From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

urgent

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From this reading Peter had been very urgent with her to mulct the Americans, who were likely, he thought, to despise the house merely because it was cheap.

very

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From this reading Peter had been very urgent with her to mulct the Americans, who were likely, he thought, to despise the house merely because it was cheap.

warmer

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From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

Weisses

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From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

whatsoever

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From this reading There was a party of Americans in the house who had absolutely made no inquiry whatsoever as to prices till they had shown themselves at her door.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But, as those departed whom she had taught herself to regard as neighbours and who were therefore entitled to something warmer and more generous than mere tavern hospitality, she began to feel the hardness of her case in having to provide so sumptuously for all these strangers at a loss.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading In the beginning of August, the Weisses and the Tendels and Herr Trauss had all left the Brunnenthal, and our friend Frau Frohmann was left with a house full of guests who were less intimately known to her, but who not the less demanded and received all her care.

ZWANSIGER

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From this reading A ZWANSIGER IS A ZWANSIGER.