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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 When Death appeared, Gambling Hansel had just seated himself at the gaming-table, and Death said, “Hansel, come out a while.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And now Gambling Hansel at once set about gambling in real earnest, and before long he had gained half the world.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now Gambling Hansel at once set about gambling in real earnest, and before long he had gained half the world.
appeared
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From this reading When Death appeared, Gambling Hansel had just seated himself at the gaming-table, and Death said, “Hansel, come out a while.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And now Gambling Hansel at once set about gambling in real earnest, and before long he had gained half the world.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And now Gambling Hansel at once set about gambling in real earnest, and before long he had gained half the world.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Gambling Hansel said, “Just wait a little until the game is done, and in the meantime get up into that tree out there, and gather a little fruit that we may have something to munch on our way.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Death appeared, Gambling Hansel had just seated himself at the gaming-table, and Death said, “Hansel, come out a while.”
Death
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From this reading We must send Death to him.”
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Gambling Hansel said, “Just wait a little until the game is done, and in the meantime get up into that tree out there, and gather a little fruit that we may have something to munch on our way.”
earnest
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From this reading And now Gambling Hansel at once set about gambling in real earnest, and before long he had gained half the world.
fruit
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From this reading But Gambling Hansel said, “Just wait a little until the game is done, and in the meantime get up into that tree out there, and gather a little fruit that we may have something to munch on our way.”
gained
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From this reading And now Gambling Hansel at once set about gambling in real earnest, and before long he had gained half the world.
Gambling
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From this reading And now Gambling Hansel at once set about gambling in real earnest, and before long he had gained half the world.
game
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From this reading But Gambling Hansel said, “Just wait a little until the game is done, and in the meantime get up into that tree out there, and gather a little fruit that we may have something to munch on our way.”
gaming-table
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From this reading When Death appeared, Gambling Hansel had just seated himself at the gaming-table, and Death said, “Hansel, come out a while.”
gather
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From this reading But Gambling Hansel said, “Just wait a little until the game is done, and in the meantime get up into that tree out there, and gather a little fruit that we may have something to munch on our way.”
get
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From this reading But Gambling Hansel said, “Just wait a little until the game is done, and in the meantime get up into that tree out there, and gather a little fruit that we may have something to munch on our way.”
go
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From this reading Upon this St. Peter said to the Lord, “Lord, this thing must not go on, he will win, and thou lose, the whole world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And now Gambling Hansel at once set about gambling in real earnest, and before long he had gained half the world.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now Gambling Hansel at once set about gambling in real earnest, and before long he had gained half the world.
Hansel
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From this reading And now Gambling Hansel at once set about gambling in real earnest, and before long he had gained half the world.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But Gambling Hansel said, “Just wait a little until the game is done, and in the meantime get up into that tree out there, and gather a little fruit that we may have something to munch on our way.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And now Gambling Hansel at once set about gambling in real earnest, and before long he had gained half the world.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We must send Death to him.”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Death appeared, Gambling Hansel had just seated himself at the gaming-table, and Death said, “Hansel, come out a while.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And now Gambling Hansel at once set about gambling in real earnest, and before long he had gained half the world.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But Gambling Hansel said, “Just wait a little until the game is done, and in the meantime get up into that tree out there, and gather a little fruit that we may have something to munch on our way.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Gambling Hansel said, “Just wait a little until the game is done, and in the meantime get up into that tree out there, and gather a little fruit that we may have something to munch on our way.”
just
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From this reading When Death appeared, Gambling Hansel had just seated himself at the gaming-table, and Death said, “Hansel, come out a while.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Gambling Hansel said, “Just wait a little until the game is done, and in the meantime get up into that tree out there, and gather a little fruit that we may have something to munch on our way.”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now Gambling Hansel at once set about gambling in real earnest, and before long he had gained half the world.
Lord
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From this reading Upon this St. Peter said to the Lord, “Lord, this thing must not go on, he will win, and thou lose, the whole world.
lose
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From this reading Upon this St. Peter said to the Lord, “Lord, this thing must not go on, he will win, and thou lose, the whole world.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But Gambling Hansel said, “Just wait a little until the game is done, and in the meantime get up into that tree out there, and gather a little fruit that we may have something to munch on our way.”
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading But Gambling Hansel said, “Just wait a little until the game is done, and in the meantime get up into that tree out there, and gather a little fruit that we may have something to munch on our way.”
munch
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From this reading But Gambling Hansel said, “Just wait a little until the game is done, and in the meantime get up into that tree out there, and gather a little fruit that we may have something to munch on our way.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Upon this St. Peter said to the Lord, “Lord, this thing must not go on, he will win, and thou lose, the whole world.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Upon this St. Peter said to the Lord, “Lord, this thing must not go on, he will win, and thou lose, the whole world.
now
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From this reading And now Gambling Hansel at once set about gambling in real earnest, and before long he had gained half the world.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Upon this St. Peter said to the Lord, “Lord, this thing must not go on, he will win, and thou lose, the whole world.
once
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From this reading And now Gambling Hansel at once set about gambling in real earnest, and before long he had gained half the world.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But Gambling Hansel said, “Just wait a little until the game is done, and in the meantime get up into that tree out there, and gather a little fruit that we may have something to munch on our way.”
out
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From this reading When Death appeared, Gambling Hansel had just seated himself at the gaming-table, and Death said, “Hansel, come out a while.”
Peter
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From this reading Upon this St. Peter said to the Lord, “Lord, this thing must not go on, he will win, and thou lose, the whole world.
real
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From this reading And now Gambling Hansel at once set about gambling in real earnest, and before long he had gained half the world.
said
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From this reading Upon this St. Peter said to the Lord, “Lord, this thing must not go on, he will win, and thou lose, the whole world.
seated
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From this reading When Death appeared, Gambling Hansel had just seated himself at the gaming-table, and Death said, “Hansel, come out a while.”
send
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From this reading We must send Death to him.”
set
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From this reading And now Gambling Hansel at once set about gambling in real earnest, and before long he had gained half the world.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But Gambling Hansel said, “Just wait a little until the game is done, and in the meantime get up into that tree out there, and gather a little fruit that we may have something to munch on our way.”
St
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From this reading Upon this St. Peter said to the Lord, “Lord, this thing must not go on, he will win, and thou lose, the whole world.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Gambling Hansel said, “Just wait a little until the game is done, and in the meantime get up into that tree out there, and gather a little fruit that we may have something to munch on our way.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now Gambling Hansel at once set about gambling in real earnest, and before long he had gained half the world.
there
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From this reading But Gambling Hansel said, “Just wait a little until the game is done, and in the meantime get up into that tree out there, and gather a little fruit that we may have something to munch on our way.”
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon this St. Peter said to the Lord, “Lord, this thing must not go on, he will win, and thou lose, the whole world.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Upon this St. Peter said to the Lord, “Lord, this thing must not go on, he will win, and thou lose, the whole world.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Upon this St. Peter said to the Lord, “Lord, this thing must not go on, he will win, and thou lose, the whole world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Upon this St. Peter said to the Lord, “Lord, this thing must not go on, he will win, and thou lose, the whole world.
tree
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From this reading But Gambling Hansel said, “Just wait a little until the game is done, and in the meantime get up into that tree out there, and gather a little fruit that we may have something to munch on our way.”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But Gambling Hansel said, “Just wait a little until the game is done, and in the meantime get up into that tree out there, and gather a little fruit that we may have something to munch on our way.”
up
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From this reading But Gambling Hansel said, “Just wait a little until the game is done, and in the meantime get up into that tree out there, and gather a little fruit that we may have something to munch on our way.”
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon this St. Peter said to the Lord, “Lord, this thing must not go on, he will win, and thou lose, the whole world.
wait
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From this reading But Gambling Hansel said, “Just wait a little until the game is done, and in the meantime get up into that tree out there, and gather a little fruit that we may have something to munch on our way.”
way
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From this reading But Gambling Hansel said, “Just wait a little until the game is done, and in the meantime get up into that tree out there, and gather a little fruit that we may have something to munch on our way.”
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must send Death to him.”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Death appeared, Gambling Hansel had just seated himself at the gaming-table, and Death said, “Hansel, come out a while.”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading When Death appeared, Gambling Hansel had just seated himself at the gaming-table, and Death said, “Hansel, come out a while.”
whole
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From this reading Upon this St. Peter said to the Lord, “Lord, this thing must not go on, he will win, and thou lose, the whole world.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Upon this St. Peter said to the Lord, “Lord, this thing must not go on, he will win, and thou lose, the whole world.
win
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From this reading Upon this St. Peter said to the Lord, “Lord, this thing must not go on, he will win, and thou lose, the whole world.
world
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From this reading And now Gambling Hansel at once set about gambling in real earnest, and before long he had gained half the world.
