Chapter II
They are coming near, near, nearer! Hear the bells, loud, loud, louder! They must be almost here. Now do you know who is coming? Who is coming in his big sleigh?
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Chapter II
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They
are
coming
near,
near,
nearer!
Hear
the
bells,
loud,
loud,
louder!
They
must
be
almost
here.
Now
do
you
know
who
is
coming?
Who
is
coming
in
his
big
sleigh?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
They
are
coming
near,
near,
nearer!
Line 2
Hear
the
bells,
loud,
loud,
louder!
Line 3
They
must
be
almost
here.
Line 4
Now
do
you
know
who
is
coming?
Line 5
Who
is
coming
in
his
big
sleigh?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hear the bells, loud, loud, louder!”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They must be almost here.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now do you know who is coming?”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “They must be almost here.”
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almost
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From this reading They must be almost here.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are coming near, near, nearer!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They must be almost here.
bells
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From this reading Hear the bells, loud, loud, louder!
big
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From this reading Who is coming in his big sleigh?
coming
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From this reading They are coming near, near, nearer!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now do you know who is coming?
HearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hear the bells, loud, loud, louder!
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They must be almost here.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Who is coming in his big sleigh?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Who is coming in his big sleigh?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now do you know who is coming?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now do you know who is coming?
loud
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From this reading Hear the bells, loud, loud, louder!
louder
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From this reading Hear the bells, loud, loud, louder!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They must be almost here.
near
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From this reading They are coming near, near, nearer!
nearer
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From this reading They are coming near, near, nearer!
Now
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From this reading Now do you know who is coming?
sleigh
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From this reading Who is coming in his big sleigh?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hear the bells, loud, loud, louder!
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are coming near, near, nearer!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Now do you know who is coming?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now do you know who is coming?