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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 He pulled open the door, and there in front of him he saw a ragged little boy carrying a hand-organ on his back.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
angrily
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From this reading "What's the meaning of this?" said Sebastian angrily.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
answer
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From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
back
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From this reading He pulled open the door, and there in front of him he saw a ragged little boy carrying a hand-organ on his back.
bell
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From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
bells
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From this reading "I'll teach you to ring bells like that!
boy
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From this reading He pulled open the door, and there in front of him he saw a ragged little boy carrying a hand-organ on his back.
came
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From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
carrying
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From this reading He pulled open the door, and there in front of him he saw a ragged little boy carrying a hand-organ on his back.
door
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From this reading He pulled open the door, and there in front of him he saw a ragged little boy carrying a hand-organ on his back.
following
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From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
front
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From this reading He pulled open the door, and there in front of him he saw a ragged little boy carrying a hand-organ on his back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
hand-organ
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From this reading He pulled open the door, and there in front of him he saw a ragged little boy carrying a hand-organ on his back.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Only Herr Sesemann rings like that," he said to himself; "he must have returned home unexpectedly."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Only Herr Sesemann rings like that," he said to himself; "he must have returned home unexpectedly."
Herr
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From this reading "Only Herr Sesemann rings like that," he said to himself; "he must have returned home unexpectedly."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He pulled open the door, and there in front of him he saw a ragged little boy carrying a hand-organ on his back.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Only Herr Sesemann rings like that," he said to himself; "he must have returned home unexpectedly."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He pulled open the door, and there in front of him he saw a ragged little boy carrying a hand-organ on his back.
home
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From this reading "Only Herr Sesemann rings like that," he said to himself; "he must have returned home unexpectedly."
I'll
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From this reading "I'll teach you to ring bells like that!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He pulled open the door, and there in front of him he saw a ragged little boy carrying a hand-organ on his back.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
just
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From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
like
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From this reading "Only Herr Sesemann rings like that," he said to himself; "he must have returned home unexpectedly."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He pulled open the door, and there in front of him he saw a ragged little boy carrying a hand-organ on his back.
loud
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From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
meaning
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From this reading "What's the meaning of this?" said Sebastian angrily.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Only Herr Sesemann rings like that," he said to himself; "he must have returned home unexpectedly."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He pulled open the door, and there in front of him he saw a ragged little boy carrying a hand-organ on his back.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
Only
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From this reading "Only Herr Sesemann rings like that," he said to himself; "he must have returned home unexpectedly."
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He pulled open the door, and there in front of him he saw a ragged little boy carrying a hand-organ on his back.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He pulled open the door, and there in front of him he saw a ragged little boy carrying a hand-organ on his back.
quickly
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From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
ragged
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From this reading He pulled open the door, and there in front of him he saw a ragged little boy carrying a hand-organ on his back.
ran
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From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Only Herr Sesemann rings like that," he said to himself; "he must have returned home unexpectedly."
ring
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From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
rings
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From this reading "Only Herr Sesemann rings like that," he said to himself; "he must have returned home unexpectedly."
said
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From this reading "Only Herr Sesemann rings like that," he said to himself; "he must have returned home unexpectedly."
saw
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From this reading He pulled open the door, and there in front of him he saw a ragged little boy carrying a hand-organ on his back.
Sebastian
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From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
Sesemann
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From this reading "Only Herr Sesemann rings like that," he said to himself; "he must have returned home unexpectedly."
shown
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From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
study
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From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
teach
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From this reading "I'll teach you to ring bells like that!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Only Herr Sesemann rings like that," he said to himself; "he must have returned home unexpectedly."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
there
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From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What's the meaning of this?" said Sebastian angrily.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
tutor
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From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
unexpectedly
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From this reading "Only Herr Sesemann rings like that," he said to himself; "he must have returned home unexpectedly."
very
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From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
What's
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From this reading "What's the meaning of this?" said Sebastian angrily.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sebastian had just shown the tutor into the study on the following morning when there came another and very loud ring at the bell, which Sebastian ran quickly to answer.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll teach you to ring bells like that!
