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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 They don't stay to hear all of it, but get up and tramp out over the sounding stone floor, meeting late comers who tramp in in a sounding and vigorous way.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading All summer long the tourists flock to that church about six o'clock in the evening, and pay their franc, and listen to the noise.
accented
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From this reading This tramping back and forth is kept up nearly all the time, and is accented by the continuous slamming of the door, and the coughing and barking and sneezing of the crowd.
All
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From this reading All summer long the tourists flock to that church about six o'clock in the evening, and pay their franc, and listen to the noise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All summer long the tourists flock to that church about six o'clock in the evening, and pay their franc, and listen to the noise.
appreciate
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From this reading Meantime, the big organ is booming and crashing and thundering away, doing its best to prove that it is the biggest and best organ in Europe, and that a tight little box of a church is the most favorable place to average and appreciate its powers in.
average
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away
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From this reading Meantime, the big organ is booming and crashing and thundering away, doing its best to prove that it is the biggest and best organ in Europe, and that a tight little box of a church is the most favorable place to average and appreciate its powers in.
back
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barking
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best
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From this reading Meantime, the big organ is booming and crashing and thundering away, doing its best to prove that it is the biggest and best organ in Europe, and that a tight little box of a church is the most favorable place to average and appreciate its powers in.
big
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From this reading Meantime, the big organ is booming and crashing and thundering away, doing its best to prove that it is the biggest and best organ in Europe, and that a tight little box of a church is the most favorable place to average and appreciate its powers in.
biggest
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From this reading Meantime, the big organ is booming and crashing and thundering away, doing its best to prove that it is the biggest and best organ in Europe, and that a tight little box of a church is the most favorable place to average and appreciate its powers in.
boomingnounUS /ˈbooming/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meantime, the big organ is booming and crashing and thundering away, doing its best to prove that it is the biggest and best organ in Europe, and that a tight little box of a church is the most favorable place to average and appreciate its powers in.
box
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From this reading Meantime, the big organ is booming and crashing and thundering away, doing its best to prove that it is the biggest and best organ in Europe, and that a tight little box of a church is the most favorable place to average and appreciate its powers in.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They don't stay to hear all of it, but get up and tramp out over the sounding stone floor, meeting late comers who tramp in in a sounding and vigorous way.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This tramping back and forth is kept up nearly all the time, and is accented by the continuous slamming of the door, and the coughing and barking and sneezing of the crowd.
celebrated
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From this reading [The Nest of the Cuckoo-clock] The Hofkirche is celebrated for its organ concerts.
church
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From this reading All summer long the tourists flock to that church about six o'clock in the evening, and pay their franc, and listen to the noise.
comers
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concerts
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From this reading [The Nest of the Cuckoo-clock] The Hofkirche is celebrated for its organ concerts.
continuous
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coughing
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crashing
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crowd
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Cuckoo-clock
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From this reading [The Nest of the Cuckoo-clock] The Hofkirche is celebrated for its organ concerts.
doing
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From this reading Meantime, the big organ is booming and crashing and thundering away, doing its best to prove that it is the biggest and best organ in Europe, and that a tight little box of a church is the most favorable place to average and appreciate its powers in.
don't
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door
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Europe
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evening
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From this reading All summer long the tourists flock to that church about six o'clock in the evening, and pay their franc, and listen to the noise.
favorable
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From this reading Meantime, the big organ is booming and crashing and thundering away, doing its best to prove that it is the biggest and best organ in Europe, and that a tight little box of a church is the most favorable place to average and appreciate its powers in.
flock
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From this reading All summer long the tourists flock to that church about six o'clock in the evening, and pay their franc, and listen to the noise.
floor
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From this reading They don't stay to hear all of it, but get up and tramp out over the sounding stone floor, meeting late comers who tramp in in a sounding and vigorous way.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [The Nest of the Cuckoo-clock] The Hofkirche is celebrated for its organ concerts.
forth
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franc
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From this reading All summer long the tourists flock to that church about six o'clock in the evening, and pay their franc, and listen to the noise.
get
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From this reading They don't stay to hear all of it, but get up and tramp out over the sounding stone floor, meeting late comers who tramp in in a sounding and vigorous way.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They don't stay to hear all of it, but get up and tramp out over the sounding stone floor, meeting late comers who tramp in in a sounding and vigorous way.
Hofkirche
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From this reading [The Nest of the Cuckoo-clock] The Hofkirche is celebrated for its organ concerts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All summer long the tourists flock to that church about six o'clock in the evening, and pay their franc, and listen to the noise.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [The Nest of the Cuckoo-clock] The Hofkirche is celebrated for its organ concerts.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They don't stay to hear all of it, but get up and tramp out over the sounding stone floor, meeting late comers who tramp in in a sounding and vigorous way.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading [The Nest of the Cuckoo-clock] The Hofkirche is celebrated for its organ concerts.
kept
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late
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listen
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From this reading All summer long the tourists flock to that church about six o'clock in the evening, and pay their franc, and listen to the noise.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meantime, the big organ is booming and crashing and thundering away, doing its best to prove that it is the biggest and best organ in Europe, and that a tight little box of a church is the most favorable place to average and appreciate its powers in.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All summer long the tourists flock to that church about six o'clock in the evening, and pay their franc, and listen to the noise.
MeantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading Meantime, the big organ is booming and crashing and thundering away, doing its best to prove that it is the biggest and best organ in Europe, and that a tight little box of a church is the most favorable place to average and appreciate its powers in.
meeting
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most
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From this reading Meantime, the big organ is booming and crashing and thundering away, doing its best to prove that it is the biggest and best organ in Europe, and that a tight little box of a church is the most favorable place to average and appreciate its powers in.
nearly
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Nest
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From this reading [The Nest of the Cuckoo-clock] The Hofkirche is celebrated for its organ concerts.
noise
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From this reading All summer long the tourists flock to that church about six o'clock in the evening, and pay their franc, and listen to the noise.
o'clock
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From this reading All summer long the tourists flock to that church about six o'clock in the evening, and pay their franc, and listen to the noise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [The Nest of the Cuckoo-clock] The Hofkirche is celebrated for its organ concerts.
organ
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From this reading [The Nest of the Cuckoo-clock] The Hofkirche is celebrated for its organ concerts.
out
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From this reading They don't stay to hear all of it, but get up and tramp out over the sounding stone floor, meeting late comers who tramp in in a sounding and vigorous way.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They don't stay to hear all of it, but get up and tramp out over the sounding stone floor, meeting late comers who tramp in in a sounding and vigorous way.
pay
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From this reading All summer long the tourists flock to that church about six o'clock in the evening, and pay their franc, and listen to the noise.
place
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From this reading Meantime, the big organ is booming and crashing and thundering away, doing its best to prove that it is the biggest and best organ in Europe, and that a tight little box of a church is the most favorable place to average and appreciate its powers in.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meantime, the big organ is booming and crashing and thundering away, doing its best to prove that it is the biggest and best organ in Europe, and that a tight little box of a church is the most favorable place to average and appreciate its powers in.
prove
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From this reading Meantime, the big organ is booming and crashing and thundering away, doing its best to prove that it is the biggest and best organ in Europe, and that a tight little box of a church is the most favorable place to average and appreciate its powers in.
six
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From this reading All summer long the tourists flock to that church about six o'clock in the evening, and pay their franc, and listen to the noise.
slamming
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sneezing
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sounding
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From this reading They don't stay to hear all of it, but get up and tramp out over the sounding stone floor, meeting late comers who tramp in in a sounding and vigorous way.
stay
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stone
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summer
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From this reading All summer long the tourists flock to that church about six o'clock in the evening, and pay their franc, and listen to the noise.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All summer long the tourists flock to that church about six o'clock in the evening, and pay their franc, and listen to the noise.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [The Nest of the Cuckoo-clock] The Hofkirche is celebrated for its organ concerts.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All summer long the tourists flock to that church about six o'clock in the evening, and pay their franc, and listen to the noise.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They don't stay to hear all of it, but get up and tramp out over the sounding stone floor, meeting late comers who tramp in in a sounding and vigorous way.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This tramping back and forth is kept up nearly all the time, and is accented by the continuous slamming of the door, and the coughing and barking and sneezing of the crowd.
thundering
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From this reading Meantime, the big organ is booming and crashing and thundering away, doing its best to prove that it is the biggest and best organ in Europe, and that a tight little box of a church is the most favorable place to average and appreciate its powers in.
tight
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From this reading Meantime, the big organ is booming and crashing and thundering away, doing its best to prove that it is the biggest and best organ in Europe, and that a tight little box of a church is the most favorable place to average and appreciate its powers in.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This tramping back and forth is kept up nearly all the time, and is accented by the continuous slamming of the door, and the coughing and barking and sneezing of the crowd.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All summer long the tourists flock to that church about six o'clock in the evening, and pay their franc, and listen to the noise.
tourists
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From this reading All summer long the tourists flock to that church about six o'clock in the evening, and pay their franc, and listen to the noise.
tramp
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From this reading They don't stay to hear all of it, but get up and tramp out over the sounding stone floor, meeting late comers who tramp in in a sounding and vigorous way.
tramping
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up
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vigorous
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way
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From this reading They don't stay to hear all of it, but get up and tramp out over the sounding stone floor, meeting late comers who tramp in in a sounding and vigorous way.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They don't stay to hear all of it, but get up and tramp out over the sounding stone floor, meeting late comers who tramp in in a sounding and vigorous way.
