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adventure
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From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Several weeks passed and he said no word of this, though we went for walks together and sat smoking sometimes in cafés after dinner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
back
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From this reading When I went back to Cologne by tram that evening I wondered whether Brand would confide his secret to me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I suppose this was meant to be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
Brand
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From this reading When I went back to Cologne by tram that evening I wondered whether Brand would confide his secret to me.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When I went back to Cologne by tram that evening I wondered whether Brand would confide his secret to me.
cafés
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From this reading Several weeks passed and he said no word of this, though we went for walks together and sat smoking sometimes in cafés after dinner.
Cologne
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From this reading When I went back to Cologne by tram that evening I wondered whether Brand would confide his secret to me.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
confide
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From this reading When I went back to Cologne by tram that evening I wondered whether Brand would confide his secret to me.
day
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From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
dinner
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From this reading Several weeks passed and he said no word of this, though we went for walks together and sat smoking sometimes in cafés after dinner.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
evening
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From this reading When I went back to Cologne by tram that evening I wondered whether Brand would confide his secret to me.
Fate
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From this reading Fate leads us....”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Several weeks passed and he said no word of this, though we went for walks together and sat smoking sometimes in cafés after dinner.
friendship
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From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
guessed
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From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When I went back to Cologne by tram that evening I wondered whether Brand would confide his secret to me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I suppose this was meant to be.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
intimate
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From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
leads
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From this reading Fate leads us....”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I went back to Cologne by tram that evening I wondered whether Brand would confide his secret to me.
meant
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From this reading “I suppose this was meant to be.
much
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From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
new
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From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Several weeks passed and he said no word of this, though we went for walks together and sat smoking sometimes in cafés after dinner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several weeks passed and he said no word of this, though we went for walks together and sat smoking sometimes in cafés after dinner.
phase
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From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
said
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From this reading Several weeks passed and he said no word of this, though we went for walks together and sat smoking sometimes in cafés after dinner.
sat
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From this reading Several weeks passed and he said no word of this, though we went for walks together and sat smoking sometimes in cafés after dinner.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading When I went back to Cologne by tram that evening I wondered whether Brand would confide his secret to me.
Several
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From this reading Several weeks passed and he said no word of this, though we went for walks together and sat smoking sometimes in cafés after dinner.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Several weeks passed and he said no word of this, though we went for walks together and sat smoking sometimes in cafés after dinner.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
sometimes
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From this reading Several weeks passed and he said no word of this, though we went for walks together and sat smoking sometimes in cafés after dinner.
soul
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From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose this was meant to be.
talked
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From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I went back to Cologne by tram that evening I wondered whether Brand would confide his secret to me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I suppose this was meant to be.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Several weeks passed and he said no word of this, though we went for walks together and sat smoking sometimes in cafés after dinner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I suppose this was meant to be.
together
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From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
tram
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From this reading When I went back to Cologne by tram that evening I wondered whether Brand would confide his secret to me.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fate leads us....”
walks
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From this reading Several weeks passed and he said no word of this, though we went for walks together and sat smoking sometimes in cafés after dinner.
war
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From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I suppose this was meant to be.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had been so much together during the last phase of the war and had talked so much in intimate friendship that I guessed he would come one day and let me know this new adventure of his soul.
weeks
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From this reading Several weeks passed and he said no word of this, though we went for walks together and sat smoking sometimes in cafés after dinner.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I went back to Cologne by tram that evening I wondered whether Brand would confide his secret to me.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I went back to Cologne by tram that evening I wondered whether Brand would confide his secret to me.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading When I went back to Cologne by tram that evening I wondered whether Brand would confide his secret to me.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I went back to Cologne by tram that evening I wondered whether Brand would confide his secret to me.
word
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From this reading Several weeks passed and he said no word of this, though we went for walks together and sat smoking sometimes in cafés after dinner.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When I went back to Cologne by tram that evening I wondered whether Brand would confide his secret to me.