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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “No, I am ein boor man, dot lof his friend and vould gif his life to save him--” “But the money?” broke in La Cibot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “No, I am ein boor man, dot lof his friend and vould gif his life to save him--” “But the money?” broke in La Cibot.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One picture or another, what difference does it make?”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “My good M. Schmucke, let us suppose that you pay me nothing; you will want three thousand francs, and where are they to come from?
boor
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From this reading “No, I am ein boor man, dot lof his friend and vould gif his life to save him--” “But the money?” broke in La Cibot.
broke
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From this reading “No, I am ein boor man, dot lof his friend and vould gif his life to save him--” “But the money?” broke in La Cibot.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No, I am ein boor man, dot lof his friend and vould gif his life to save him--” “But the money?” broke in La Cibot.
Cibot
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From this reading “No, I am ein boor man, dot lof his friend and vould gif his life to save him--” “But the money?” broke in La Cibot.
closet
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From this reading I should not think twice, I should just sell seven or eight good-for-nothing pictures and put up some of those instead that are standing in your closet with their faces to the wall for want of room.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My good M. Schmucke, let us suppose that you pay me nothing; you will want three thousand francs, and where are they to come from?
difference
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From this reading One picture or another, what difference does it make?”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Upon my word, do you know what I should do in your place?
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One picture or another, what difference does it make?”
dot
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From this reading “No, I am ein boor man, dot lof his friend and vould gif his life to save him--” “But the money?” broke in La Cibot.
eight
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ein
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From this reading “No, I am ein boor man, dot lof his friend and vould gif his life to save him--” “But the money?” broke in La Cibot.
faces
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I should not think twice, I should just sell seven or eight good-for-nothing pictures and put up some of those instead that are standing in your closet with their faces to the wall for want of room.
francs
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From this reading “My good M. Schmucke, let us suppose that you pay me nothing; you will want three thousand francs, and where are they to come from?
friend
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From this reading “No, I am ein boor man, dot lof his friend and vould gif his life to save him--” “But the money?” broke in La Cibot.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “My good M. Schmucke, let us suppose that you pay me nothing; you will want three thousand francs, and where are they to come from?
gif
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From this reading “No, I am ein boor man, dot lof his friend and vould gif his life to save him--” “But the money?” broke in La Cibot.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My good M. Schmucke, let us suppose that you pay me nothing; you will want three thousand francs, and where are they to come from?
good-for-nothing
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From this reading I should not think twice, I should just sell seven or eight good-for-nothing pictures and put up some of those instead that are standing in your closet with their faces to the wall for want of room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No, I am ein boor man, dot lof his friend and vould gif his life to save him--” “But the money?” broke in La Cibot.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “No, I am ein boor man, dot lof his friend and vould gif his life to save him--” “But the money?” broke in La Cibot.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, I am ein boor man, dot lof his friend and vould gif his life to save him--” “But the money?” broke in La Cibot.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “No, I am ein boor man, dot lof his friend and vould gif his life to save him--” “But the money?” broke in La Cibot.
instead
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From this reading I should not think twice, I should just sell seven or eight good-for-nothing pictures and put up some of those instead that are standing in your closet with their faces to the wall for want of room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One picture or another, what difference does it make?”
just
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From this reading I should not think twice, I should just sell seven or eight good-for-nothing pictures and put up some of those instead that are standing in your closet with their faces to the wall for want of room.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon my word, do you know what I should do in your place?
La
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From this reading “No, I am ein boor man, dot lof his friend and vould gif his life to save him--” “But the money?” broke in La Cibot.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “My good M. Schmucke, let us suppose that you pay me nothing; you will want three thousand francs, and where are they to come from?
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, I am ein boor man, dot lof his friend and vould gif his life to save him--” “But the money?” broke in La Cibot.
lof
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From this reading “No, I am ein boor man, dot lof his friend and vould gif his life to save him--” “But the money?” broke in La Cibot.
M
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From this reading “My good M. Schmucke, let us suppose that you pay me nothing; you will want three thousand francs, and where are they to come from?
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One picture or another, what difference does it make?”
man
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From this reading “No, I am ein boor man, dot lof his friend and vould gif his life to save him--” “But the money?” broke in La Cibot.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My good M. Schmucke, let us suppose that you pay me nothing; you will want three thousand francs, and where are they to come from?
money
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From this reading “No, I am ein boor man, dot lof his friend and vould gif his life to save him--” “But the money?” broke in La Cibot.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My good M. Schmucke, let us suppose that you pay me nothing; you will want three thousand francs, and where are they to come from?
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I am ein boor man, dot lof his friend and vould gif his life to save him--” “But the money?” broke in La Cibot.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I should not think twice, I should just sell seven or eight good-for-nothing pictures and put up some of those instead that are standing in your closet with their faces to the wall for want of room.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “My good M. Schmucke, let us suppose that you pay me nothing; you will want three thousand francs, and where are they to come from?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I should not think twice, I should just sell seven or eight good-for-nothing pictures and put up some of those instead that are standing in your closet with their faces to the wall for want of room.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One picture or another, what difference does it make?”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I should not think twice, I should just sell seven or eight good-for-nothing pictures and put up some of those instead that are standing in your closet with their faces to the wall for want of room.
pay
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picture
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From this reading One picture or another, what difference does it make?”
pictures
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place
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From this reading Upon my word, do you know what I should do in your place?
put
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room
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From this reading I should not think twice, I should just sell seven or eight good-for-nothing pictures and put up some of those instead that are standing in your closet with their faces to the wall for want of room.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading “No, I am ein boor man, dot lof his friend and vould gif his life to save him--” “But the money?” broke in La Cibot.
Schmucke
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sell
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seven
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From this reading I should not think twice, I should just sell seven or eight good-for-nothing pictures and put up some of those instead that are standing in your closet with their faces to the wall for want of room.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Upon my word, do you know what I should do in your place?
some
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From this reading I should not think twice, I should just sell seven or eight good-for-nothing pictures and put up some of those instead that are standing in your closet with their faces to the wall for want of room.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I should not think twice, I should just sell seven or eight good-for-nothing pictures and put up some of those instead that are standing in your closet with their faces to the wall for want of room.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “My good M. Schmucke, let us suppose that you pay me nothing; you will want three thousand francs, and where are they to come from?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “My good M. Schmucke, let us suppose that you pay me nothing; you will want three thousand francs, and where are they to come from?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No, I am ein boor man, dot lof his friend and vould gif his life to save him--” “But the money?” broke in La Cibot.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I should not think twice, I should just sell seven or eight good-for-nothing pictures and put up some of those instead that are standing in your closet with their faces to the wall for want of room.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My good M. Schmucke, let us suppose that you pay me nothing; you will want three thousand francs, and where are they to come from?
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should not think twice, I should just sell seven or eight good-for-nothing pictures and put up some of those instead that are standing in your closet with their faces to the wall for want of room.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I should not think twice, I should just sell seven or eight good-for-nothing pictures and put up some of those instead that are standing in your closet with their faces to the wall for want of room.
thousand
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From this reading “My good M. Schmucke, let us suppose that you pay me nothing; you will want three thousand francs, and where are they to come from?
three
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No, I am ein boor man, dot lof his friend and vould gif his life to save him--” “But the money?” broke in La Cibot.
twice
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up
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UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon my word, do you know what I should do in your place?
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My good M. Schmucke, let us suppose that you pay me nothing; you will want three thousand francs, and where are they to come from?
vould
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wall
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want
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From this reading “My good M. Schmucke, let us suppose that you pay me nothing; you will want three thousand francs, and where are they to come from?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Upon my word, do you know what I should do in your place?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “My good M. Schmucke, let us suppose that you pay me nothing; you will want three thousand francs, and where are they to come from?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “My good M. Schmucke, let us suppose that you pay me nothing; you will want three thousand francs, and where are they to come from?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I should not think twice, I should just sell seven or eight good-for-nothing pictures and put up some of those instead that are standing in your closet with their faces to the wall for want of room.
word
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From this reading Upon my word, do you know what I should do in your place?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My good M. Schmucke, let us suppose that you pay me nothing; you will want three thousand francs, and where are they to come from?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Upon my word, do you know what I should do in your place?
