Der Schlüssel
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Der Schlüssel

The key

In this storyPaulMamaHerr Becker
Reading time
3 min
Total words
489
Unique words
188
Avg frequency
#137

Story

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Words in this story

Curriculum
73 words
# Freq Word
11ichI
22sieshe, her; they, them; you (formal, Sie)
33dasthe (neuter); that, this
44seinto be
55duyou (singular, informal)
66nichtnot
77diethe (feminine singular; plural); who, which
88esit
99undand
1010derthe (masculine); who, that
1113zuto, towards; too; shut
1214erhe
1315eina, an; one
1416inin; into
1517jayes; indeed, you know (particle)
1618mitwith; by (means of)
1722aberbut; really (particle)
1824habento have
1926fürfor
2027vonfrom; of; by
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