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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 "We stopped in Bonn only a short time.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We emerged from the majestic circle of the Seven Mountains, the most beautiful part of the Rhine scenery, and broad plains again met our view.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BONN.--HOLY COLOGNE.--THE STORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS ARCHITECT.--"UNFINISHED AND UNKNOWN."--VISIT TO COLOGNE CATHEDRAL.--THE TOMB OF THE MAGI.--THE CHURCH OF SKULLS.--QUEER RELICS.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF CHARLEMAGNE.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF BARBAROSSA.
ARCHITECT
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From this reading BONN.--HOLY COLOGNE.--THE STORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS ARCHITECT.--"UNFINISHED AND UNKNOWN."--VISIT TO COLOGNE CATHEDRAL.--THE TOMB OF THE MAGI.--THE CHURCH OF SKULLS.--QUEER RELICS.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF CHARLEMAGNE.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF BARBAROSSA.
BARBAROSSA
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From this reading BONN.--HOLY COLOGNE.--THE STORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS ARCHITECT.--"UNFINISHED AND UNKNOWN."--VISIT TO COLOGNE CATHEDRAL.--THE TOMB OF THE MAGI.--THE CHURCH OF SKULLS.--QUEER RELICS.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF CHARLEMAGNE.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF BARBAROSSA.
beautiful
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From this reading "We emerged from the majestic circle of the Seven Mountains, the most beautiful part of the Rhine scenery, and broad plains again met our view.
boatman
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From this reading The river ran smoothly, the Middle Rhine was passed, Bonn was in view, and there we dismissed our boatman.
BONN
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From this reading BONN.--HOLY COLOGNE.--THE STORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS ARCHITECT.--"UNFINISHED AND UNKNOWN."--VISIT TO COLOGNE CATHEDRAL.--THE TOMB OF THE MAGI.--THE CHURCH OF SKULLS.--QUEER RELICS.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF CHARLEMAGNE.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF BARBAROSSA.
broad
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From this reading "We emerged from the majestic circle of the Seven Mountains, the most beautiful part of the Rhine scenery, and broad plains again met our view.
CATHEDRAL
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From this reading BONN.--HOLY COLOGNE.--THE STORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS ARCHITECT.--"UNFINISHED AND UNKNOWN."--VISIT TO COLOGNE CATHEDRAL.--THE TOMB OF THE MAGI.--THE CHURCH OF SKULLS.--QUEER RELICS.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF CHARLEMAGNE.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF BARBAROSSA.
CHARLEMAGNE
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From this reading BONN.--HOLY COLOGNE.--THE STORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS ARCHITECT.--"UNFINISHED AND UNKNOWN."--VISIT TO COLOGNE CATHEDRAL.--THE TOMB OF THE MAGI.--THE CHURCH OF SKULLS.--QUEER RELICS.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF CHARLEMAGNE.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF BARBAROSSA.
CHURCH
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From this reading BONN.--HOLY COLOGNE.--THE STORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS ARCHITECT.--"UNFINISHED AND UNKNOWN."--VISIT TO COLOGNE CATHEDRAL.--THE TOMB OF THE MAGI.--THE CHURCH OF SKULLS.--QUEER RELICS.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF CHARLEMAGNE.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF BARBAROSSA.
circle
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From this reading "We emerged from the majestic circle of the Seven Mountains, the most beautiful part of the Rhine scenery, and broad plains again met our view.
COLOGNE
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From this reading COLOGNE.
dismissed
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From this reading The river ran smoothly, the Middle Rhine was passed, Bonn was in view, and there we dismissed our boatman.
emerged
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From this reading "We emerged from the majestic circle of the Seven Mountains, the most beautiful part of the Rhine scenery, and broad plains again met our view.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "We emerged from the majestic circle of the Seven Mountains, the most beautiful part of the Rhine scenery, and broad plains again met our view.
HOLY
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From this reading BONN.--HOLY COLOGNE.--THE STORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS ARCHITECT.--"UNFINISHED AND UNKNOWN."--VISIT TO COLOGNE CATHEDRAL.--THE TOMB OF THE MAGI.--THE CHURCH OF SKULLS.--QUEER RELICS.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF CHARLEMAGNE.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF BARBAROSSA.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The river ran smoothly, the Middle Rhine was passed, Bonn was in view, and there we dismissed our boatman.
LEGEND
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From this reading BONN.--HOLY COLOGNE.--THE STORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS ARCHITECT.--"UNFINISHED AND UNKNOWN."--VISIT TO COLOGNE CATHEDRAL.--THE TOMB OF THE MAGI.--THE CHURCH OF SKULLS.--QUEER RELICS.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF CHARLEMAGNE.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF BARBAROSSA.
MAGI
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From this reading BONN.--HOLY COLOGNE.--THE STORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS ARCHITECT.--"UNFINISHED AND UNKNOWN."--VISIT TO COLOGNE CATHEDRAL.--THE TOMB OF THE MAGI.--THE CHURCH OF SKULLS.--QUEER RELICS.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF CHARLEMAGNE.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF BARBAROSSA.
majestic
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From this reading "We emerged from the majestic circle of the Seven Mountains, the most beautiful part of the Rhine scenery, and broad plains again met our view.
met
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From this reading "We emerged from the majestic circle of the Seven Mountains, the most beautiful part of the Rhine scenery, and broad plains again met our view.
Middle
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From this reading The river ran smoothly, the Middle Rhine was passed, Bonn was in view, and there we dismissed our boatman.
most
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From this reading "We emerged from the majestic circle of the Seven Mountains, the most beautiful part of the Rhine scenery, and broad plains again met our view.
Mountains
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From this reading "We emerged from the majestic circle of the Seven Mountains, the most beautiful part of the Rhine scenery, and broad plains again met our view.
MYSTERIOUSadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading BONN.--HOLY COLOGNE.--THE STORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS ARCHITECT.--"UNFINISHED AND UNKNOWN."--VISIT TO COLOGNE CATHEDRAL.--THE TOMB OF THE MAGI.--THE CHURCH OF SKULLS.--QUEER RELICS.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF CHARLEMAGNE.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF BARBAROSSA.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BONN.--HOLY COLOGNE.--THE STORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS ARCHITECT.--"UNFINISHED AND UNKNOWN."--VISIT TO COLOGNE CATHEDRAL.--THE TOMB OF THE MAGI.--THE CHURCH OF SKULLS.--QUEER RELICS.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF CHARLEMAGNE.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF BARBAROSSA.
only
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From this reading "We stopped in Bonn only a short time.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We emerged from the majestic circle of the Seven Mountains, the most beautiful part of the Rhine scenery, and broad plains again met our view.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We emerged from the majestic circle of the Seven Mountains, the most beautiful part of the Rhine scenery, and broad plains again met our view.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The river ran smoothly, the Middle Rhine was passed, Bonn was in view, and there we dismissed our boatman.
plains
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From this reading "We emerged from the majestic circle of the Seven Mountains, the most beautiful part of the Rhine scenery, and broad plains again met our view.
QUEER
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From this reading BONN.--HOLY COLOGNE.--THE STORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS ARCHITECT.--"UNFINISHED AND UNKNOWN."--VISIT TO COLOGNE CATHEDRAL.--THE TOMB OF THE MAGI.--THE CHURCH OF SKULLS.--QUEER RELICS.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF CHARLEMAGNE.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF BARBAROSSA.
ran
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From this reading The river ran smoothly, the Middle Rhine was passed, Bonn was in view, and there we dismissed our boatman.
RELICS
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From this reading BONN.--HOLY COLOGNE.--THE STORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS ARCHITECT.--"UNFINISHED AND UNKNOWN."--VISIT TO COLOGNE CATHEDRAL.--THE TOMB OF THE MAGI.--THE CHURCH OF SKULLS.--QUEER RELICS.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF CHARLEMAGNE.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF BARBAROSSA.
Rhine
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From this reading "We emerged from the majestic circle of the Seven Mountains, the most beautiful part of the Rhine scenery, and broad plains again met our view.
river
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From this reading The river ran smoothly, the Middle Rhine was passed, Bonn was in view, and there we dismissed our boatman.
scenery
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From this reading "We emerged from the majestic circle of the Seven Mountains, the most beautiful part of the Rhine scenery, and broad plains again met our view.
Seven
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From this reading "We emerged from the majestic circle of the Seven Mountains, the most beautiful part of the Rhine scenery, and broad plains again met our view.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading "We stopped in Bonn only a short time.
SKULLS
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From this reading BONN.--HOLY COLOGNE.--THE STORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS ARCHITECT.--"UNFINISHED AND UNKNOWN."--VISIT TO COLOGNE CATHEDRAL.--THE TOMB OF THE MAGI.--THE CHURCH OF SKULLS.--QUEER RELICS.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF CHARLEMAGNE.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF BARBAROSSA.
smoothly
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From this reading The river ran smoothly, the Middle Rhine was passed, Bonn was in view, and there we dismissed our boatman.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We stopped in Bonn only a short time.
STORY
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From this reading BONN.--HOLY COLOGNE.--THE STORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS ARCHITECT.--"UNFINISHED AND UNKNOWN."--VISIT TO COLOGNE CATHEDRAL.--THE TOMB OF THE MAGI.--THE CHURCH OF SKULLS.--QUEER RELICS.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF CHARLEMAGNE.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF BARBAROSSA.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BONN.--HOLY COLOGNE.--THE STORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS ARCHITECT.--"UNFINISHED AND UNKNOWN."--VISIT TO COLOGNE CATHEDRAL.--THE TOMB OF THE MAGI.--THE CHURCH OF SKULLS.--QUEER RELICS.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF CHARLEMAGNE.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF BARBAROSSA.
there
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From this reading The river ran smoothly, the Middle Rhine was passed, Bonn was in view, and there we dismissed our boatman.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We stopped in Bonn only a short time.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BONN.--HOLY COLOGNE.--THE STORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS ARCHITECT.--"UNFINISHED AND UNKNOWN."--VISIT TO COLOGNE CATHEDRAL.--THE TOMB OF THE MAGI.--THE CHURCH OF SKULLS.--QUEER RELICS.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF CHARLEMAGNE.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF BARBAROSSA.
TOMB
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From this reading BONN.--HOLY COLOGNE.--THE STORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS ARCHITECT.--"UNFINISHED AND UNKNOWN."--VISIT TO COLOGNE CATHEDRAL.--THE TOMB OF THE MAGI.--THE CHURCH OF SKULLS.--QUEER RELICS.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF CHARLEMAGNE.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF BARBAROSSA.
UNFINISHED
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From this reading BONN.--HOLY COLOGNE.--THE STORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS ARCHITECT.--"UNFINISHED AND UNKNOWN."--VISIT TO COLOGNE CATHEDRAL.--THE TOMB OF THE MAGI.--THE CHURCH OF SKULLS.--QUEER RELICS.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF CHARLEMAGNE.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF BARBAROSSA.
UNKNOWN
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From this reading BONN.--HOLY COLOGNE.--THE STORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS ARCHITECT.--"UNFINISHED AND UNKNOWN."--VISIT TO COLOGNE CATHEDRAL.--THE TOMB OF THE MAGI.--THE CHURCH OF SKULLS.--QUEER RELICS.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF CHARLEMAGNE.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF BARBAROSSA.
view
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From this reading "We emerged from the majestic circle of the Seven Mountains, the most beautiful part of the Rhine scenery, and broad plains again met our view.
VISIT
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From this reading BONN.--HOLY COLOGNE.--THE STORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS ARCHITECT.--"UNFINISHED AND UNKNOWN."--VISIT TO COLOGNE CATHEDRAL.--THE TOMB OF THE MAGI.--THE CHURCH OF SKULLS.--QUEER RELICS.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF CHARLEMAGNE.--THE STORY AND LEGEND OF BARBAROSSA.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The river ran smoothly, the Middle Rhine was passed, Bonn was in view, and there we dismissed our boatman.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We emerged from the majestic circle of the Seven Mountains, the most beautiful part of the Rhine scenery, and broad plains again met our view.
