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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 “She killed Bons, she robbed him, she sold him--she tried to purn his vill--she is a pad creature, a monster!”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But, my good man, how come you to be out in the street without a roof over your head or a penny in your pocket, when you are the sole heir?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That does not necessarily follow, as the saying is.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “They haf put me out at der door.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “But, my good man, how come you to be out in the street without a roof over your head or a penny in your pocket, when you are the sole heir?
Bons
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From this reading “She killed Bons, she robbed him, she sold him--she tried to purn his vill--she is a pad creature, a monster!”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But, my good man, how come you to be out in the street without a roof over your head or a penny in your pocket, when you are the sole heir?
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By Montame Zipod!” exclaimed Schmucke.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But, my good man, how come you to be out in the street without a roof over your head or a penny in your pocket, when you are the sole heir?
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She killed Bons, she robbed him, she sold him--she tried to purn his vill--she is a pad creature, a monster!”
der
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From this reading “They haf put me out at der door.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That does not necessarily follow, as the saying is.”
door
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From this reading “They haf put me out at der door.
exclaimed
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From this reading “By Montame Zipod!” exclaimed Schmucke.
follow
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From this reading That does not necessarily follow, as the saying is.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But, my good man, how come you to be out in the street without a roof over your head or a penny in your pocket, when you are the sole heir?
haf
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From this reading “They haf put me out at der door.
head
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From this reading “But, my good man, how come you to be out in the street without a roof over your head or a penny in your pocket, when you are the sole heir?
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading “But, my good man, how come you to be out in the street without a roof over your head or a penny in your pocket, when you are the sole heir?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She killed Bons, she robbed him, she sold him--she tried to purn his vill--she is a pad creature, a monster!”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “She killed Bons, she robbed him, she sold him--she tried to purn his vill--she is a pad creature, a monster!”
how
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From this reading “But, my good man, how come you to be out in the street without a roof over your head or a penny in your pocket, when you are the sole heir?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “But, my good man, how come you to be out in the street without a roof over your head or a penny in your pocket, when you are the sole heir?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She killed Bons, she robbed him, she sold him--she tried to purn his vill--she is a pad creature, a monster!”
killed
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From this reading “She killed Bons, she robbed him, she sold him--she tried to purn his vill--she is a pad creature, a monster!”
man
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From this reading “But, my good man, how come you to be out in the street without a roof over your head or a penny in your pocket, when you are the sole heir?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “They haf put me out at der door.
monster
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From this reading “She killed Bons, she robbed him, she sold him--she tried to purn his vill--she is a pad creature, a monster!”
Montame
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From this reading “By Montame Zipod!” exclaimed Schmucke.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But, my good man, how come you to be out in the street without a roof over your head or a penny in your pocket, when you are the sole heir?
necessarily
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From this reading That does not necessarily follow, as the saying is.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That does not necessarily follow, as the saying is.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “But, my good man, how come you to be out in the street without a roof over your head or a penny in your pocket, when you are the sole heir?
out
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From this reading “But, my good man, how come you to be out in the street without a roof over your head or a penny in your pocket, when you are the sole heir?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “But, my good man, how come you to be out in the street without a roof over your head or a penny in your pocket, when you are the sole heir?
pad
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From this reading “She killed Bons, she robbed him, she sold him--she tried to purn his vill--she is a pad creature, a monster!”
penny
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From this reading “But, my good man, how come you to be out in the street without a roof over your head or a penny in your pocket, when you are the sole heir?
pocket
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From this reading “But, my good man, how come you to be out in the street without a roof over your head or a penny in your pocket, when you are the sole heir?
purn
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From this reading “She killed Bons, she robbed him, she sold him--she tried to purn his vill--she is a pad creature, a monster!”
put
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From this reading “They haf put me out at der door.
robbed
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From this reading “She killed Bons, she robbed him, she sold him--she tried to purn his vill--she is a pad creature, a monster!”
roof
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From this reading “But, my good man, how come you to be out in the street without a roof over your head or a penny in your pocket, when you are the sole heir?
saying
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From this reading That does not necessarily follow, as the saying is.”
Schmucke
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From this reading “By Montame Zipod!” exclaimed Schmucke.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She killed Bons, she robbed him, she sold him--she tried to purn his vill--she is a pad creature, a monster!”
sold
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From this reading “She killed Bons, she robbed him, she sold him--she tried to purn his vill--she is a pad creature, a monster!”
sole
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From this reading “But, my good man, how come you to be out in the street without a roof over your head or a penny in your pocket, when you are the sole heir?
street
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From this reading “But, my good man, how come you to be out in the street without a roof over your head or a penny in your pocket, when you are the sole heir?
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That does not necessarily follow, as the saying is.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But, my good man, how come you to be out in the street without a roof over your head or a penny in your pocket, when you are the sole heir?
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They haf put me out at der door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She killed Bons, she robbed him, she sold him--she tried to purn his vill--she is a pad creature, a monster!”
tried
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From this reading “She killed Bons, she robbed him, she sold him--she tried to purn his vill--she is a pad creature, a monster!”
vill
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From this reading “She killed Bons, she robbed him, she sold him--she tried to purn his vill--she is a pad creature, a monster!”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “But, my good man, how come you to be out in the street without a roof over your head or a penny in your pocket, when you are the sole heir?
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “But, my good man, how come you to be out in the street without a roof over your head or a penny in your pocket, when you are the sole heir?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But, my good man, how come you to be out in the street without a roof over your head or a penny in your pocket, when you are the sole heir?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But, my good man, how come you to be out in the street without a roof over your head or a penny in your pocket, when you are the sole heir?
Zipod
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From this reading “By Montame Zipod!” exclaimed Schmucke.