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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 “It does not matter so much about the church,” he said, “for nobody went there; but it is a pity about the school.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It does not matter so much about the church,” he said, “for nobody went there; but it is a pity about the school.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Go tell the other scholars,” said the monster, “that school is about to open, and that if they are not all here in ten minutes I shall come after them.”
all
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From this reading “Go tell the other scholars,” said the monster, “that school is about to open, and that if they are not all here in ten minutes I shall come after them.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the hour for opening the school, and the Griffin went inside and pulled the rope which rang the school-bell.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Go tell the other scholars,” said the monster, “that school is about to open, and that if they are not all here in ten minutes I shall come after them.”
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading Some of the children who heard the bell ran in to see what was the matter, supposing it to be a joke of one of their companions; but when they saw the Griffin they stood astonished and scared.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some of the children who heard the bell ran in to see what was the matter, supposing it to be a joke of one of their companions; but when they saw the Griffin they stood astonished and scared.
bell
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From this reading Some of the children who heard the bell ran in to see what was the matter, supposing it to be a joke of one of their companions; but when they saw the Griffin they stood astonished and scared.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “It does not matter so much about the church,” he said, “for nobody went there; but it is a pity about the school.
children
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From this reading Some of the children who heard the bell ran in to see what was the matter, supposing it to be a joke of one of their companions; but when they saw the Griffin they stood astonished and scared.
church
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From this reading “It does not matter so much about the church,” he said, “for nobody went there; but it is a pity about the school.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Go tell the other scholars,” said the monster, “that school is about to open, and that if they are not all here in ten minutes I shall come after them.”
companions
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From this reading Some of the children who heard the bell ran in to see what was the matter, supposing it to be a joke of one of their companions; but when they saw the Griffin they stood astonished and scared.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It does not matter so much about the church,” he said, “for nobody went there; but it is a pity about the school.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It does not matter so much about the church,” he said, “for nobody went there; but it is a pity about the school.
Go
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From this reading “Go tell the other scholars,” said the monster, “that school is about to open, and that if they are not all here in ten minutes I shall come after them.”
Griffin
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From this reading It was the hour for opening the school, and the Griffin went inside and pulled the rope which rang the school-bell.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It does not matter so much about the church,” he said, “for nobody went there; but it is a pity about the school.
heard
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From this reading Some of the children who heard the bell ran in to see what was the matter, supposing it to be a joke of one of their companions; but when they saw the Griffin they stood astonished and scared.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Go tell the other scholars,” said the monster, “that school is about to open, and that if they are not all here in ten minutes I shall come after them.”
hour
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From this reading It was the hour for opening the school, and the Griffin went inside and pulled the rope which rang the school-bell.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think I will teach it myself until he returns.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Go tell the other scholars,” said the monster, “that school is about to open, and that if they are not all here in ten minutes I shall come after them.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some of the children who heard the bell ran in to see what was the matter, supposing it to be a joke of one of their companions; but when they saw the Griffin they stood astonished and scared.
inside
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From this reading It was the hour for opening the school, and the Griffin went inside and pulled the rope which rang the school-bell.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It does not matter so much about the church,” he said, “for nobody went there; but it is a pity about the school.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It does not matter so much about the church,” he said, “for nobody went there; but it is a pity about the school.
joke
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From this reading Some of the children who heard the bell ran in to see what was the matter, supposing it to be a joke of one of their companions; but when they saw the Griffin they stood astonished and scared.
matter
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From this reading “It does not matter so much about the church,” he said, “for nobody went there; but it is a pity about the school.
minutes
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From this reading “Go tell the other scholars,” said the monster, “that school is about to open, and that if they are not all here in ten minutes I shall come after them.”
monster
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From this reading “Go tell the other scholars,” said the monster, “that school is about to open, and that if they are not all here in ten minutes I shall come after them.”
much
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From this reading “It does not matter so much about the church,” he said, “for nobody went there; but it is a pity about the school.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I think I will teach it myself until he returns.”
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading “It does not matter so much about the church,” he said, “for nobody went there; but it is a pity about the school.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It does not matter so much about the church,” he said, “for nobody went there; but it is a pity about the school.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of the children who heard the bell ran in to see what was the matter, supposing it to be a joke of one of their companions; but when they saw the Griffin they stood astonished and scared.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some of the children who heard the bell ran in to see what was the matter, supposing it to be a joke of one of their companions; but when they saw the Griffin they stood astonished and scared.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Go tell the other scholars,” said the monster, “that school is about to open, and that if they are not all here in ten minutes I shall come after them.”
opening
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From this reading It was the hour for opening the school, and the Griffin went inside and pulled the rope which rang the school-bell.
other
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From this reading “Go tell the other scholars,” said the monster, “that school is about to open, and that if they are not all here in ten minutes I shall come after them.”
pity
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From this reading “It does not matter so much about the church,” he said, “for nobody went there; but it is a pity about the school.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the hour for opening the school, and the Griffin went inside and pulled the rope which rang the school-bell.
ran
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From this reading Some of the children who heard the bell ran in to see what was the matter, supposing it to be a joke of one of their companions; but when they saw the Griffin they stood astonished and scared.
rang
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From this reading It was the hour for opening the school, and the Griffin went inside and pulled the rope which rang the school-bell.
returns
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From this reading I think I will teach it myself until he returns.”
rope
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From this reading It was the hour for opening the school, and the Griffin went inside and pulled the rope which rang the school-bell.
said
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From this reading “It does not matter so much about the church,” he said, “for nobody went there; but it is a pity about the school.
saw
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From this reading Some of the children who heard the bell ran in to see what was the matter, supposing it to be a joke of one of their companions; but when they saw the Griffin they stood astonished and scared.
scared
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From this reading Some of the children who heard the bell ran in to see what was the matter, supposing it to be a joke of one of their companions; but when they saw the Griffin they stood astonished and scared.
scholars
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From this reading “Go tell the other scholars,” said the monster, “that school is about to open, and that if they are not all here in ten minutes I shall come after them.”
school
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From this reading “It does not matter so much about the church,” he said, “for nobody went there; but it is a pity about the school.
school-bell
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From this reading It was the hour for opening the school, and the Griffin went inside and pulled the rope which rang the school-bell.
see
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From this reading Some of the children who heard the bell ran in to see what was the matter, supposing it to be a joke of one of their companions; but when they saw the Griffin they stood astonished and scared.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Go tell the other scholars,” said the monster, “that school is about to open, and that if they are not all here in ten minutes I shall come after them.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “It does not matter so much about the church,” he said, “for nobody went there; but it is a pity about the school.
Some
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From this reading Some of the children who heard the bell ran in to see what was the matter, supposing it to be a joke of one of their companions; but when they saw the Griffin they stood astonished and scared.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of the children who heard the bell ran in to see what was the matter, supposing it to be a joke of one of their companions; but when they saw the Griffin they stood astonished and scared.
supposingverbUS /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
assuming something is true for the purpose of discussion
From this reading Some of the children who heard the bell ran in to see what was the matter, supposing it to be a joke of one of their companions; but when they saw the Griffin they stood astonished and scared.
teach
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From this reading I think I will teach it myself until he returns.”
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Go tell the other scholars,” said the monster, “that school is about to open, and that if they are not all here in ten minutes I shall come after them.”
ten
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From this reading “Go tell the other scholars,” said the monster, “that school is about to open, and that if they are not all here in ten minutes I shall come after them.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Go tell the other scholars,” said the monster, “that school is about to open, and that if they are not all here in ten minutes I shall come after them.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It does not matter so much about the church,” he said, “for nobody went there; but it is a pity about the school.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some of the children who heard the bell ran in to see what was the matter, supposing it to be a joke of one of their companions; but when they saw the Griffin they stood astonished and scared.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Go tell the other scholars,” said the monster, “that school is about to open, and that if they are not all here in ten minutes I shall come after them.”
there
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From this reading “It does not matter so much about the church,” he said, “for nobody went there; but it is a pity about the school.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some of the children who heard the bell ran in to see what was the matter, supposing it to be a joke of one of their companions; but when they saw the Griffin they stood astonished and scared.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think I will teach it myself until he returns.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some of the children who heard the bell ran in to see what was the matter, supposing it to be a joke of one of their companions; but when they saw the Griffin they stood astonished and scared.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I think I will teach it myself until he returns.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the hour for opening the school, and the Griffin went inside and pulled the rope which rang the school-bell.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It does not matter so much about the church,” he said, “for nobody went there; but it is a pity about the school.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Some of the children who heard the bell ran in to see what was the matter, supposing it to be a joke of one of their companions; but when they saw the Griffin they stood astonished and scared.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Some of the children who heard the bell ran in to see what was the matter, supposing it to be a joke of one of their companions; but when they saw the Griffin they stood astonished and scared.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the hour for opening the school, and the Griffin went inside and pulled the rope which rang the school-bell.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Some of the children who heard the bell ran in to see what was the matter, supposing it to be a joke of one of their companions; but when they saw the Griffin they stood astonished and scared.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I think I will teach it myself until he returns.”
