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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 THE SEARCH IN THE CUPBOARD Now, presently, a very strange thing happened.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To their great surprise, as they did this the Banjo again began to play, the two parts joining themselves together as good as new.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Twins, Lulu and Zuzu, stood at the edge of the table grieving very much that the Banjo was broken.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To their great surprise, as they did this the Banjo again began to play, the two parts joining themselves together as good as new.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Twins, Lulu and Zuzu, stood at the edge of the table grieving very much that the Banjo was broken.
Banjo
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From this reading The Twins, Lulu and Zuzu, stood at the edge of the table grieving very much that the Banjo was broken.
beautiful
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From this reading So long as they held it in this way, it played the most beautiful and wonderful music.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To their great surprise, as they did this the Banjo again began to play, the two parts joining themselves together as good as new.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Twins, Lulu and Zuzu, stood at the edge of the table grieving very much that the Banjo was broken.
CUPBOARD
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From this reading THE SEARCH IN THE CUPBOARD Now, presently, a very strange thing happened.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading To their great surprise, as they did this the Banjo again began to play, the two parts joining themselves together as good as new.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each put out a hand, Lulu touching the neck of the instrument, where, in her opinion, the music was, and Zuzu the round part or head, where he thought that the music was situated.
edge
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From this reading The Twins, Lulu and Zuzu, stood at the edge of the table grieving very much that the Banjo was broken.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To their great surprise, as they did this the Banjo again began to play, the two parts joining themselves together as good as new.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To their great surprise, as they did this the Banjo again began to play, the two parts joining themselves together as good as new.
grieving
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From this reading The Twins, Lulu and Zuzu, stood at the edge of the table grieving very much that the Banjo was broken.
hand
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From this reading Each put out a hand, Lulu touching the neck of the instrument, where, in her opinion, the music was, and Zuzu the round part or head, where he thought that the music was situated.
happened
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From this reading THE SEARCH IN THE CUPBOARD Now, presently, a very strange thing happened.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Each put out a hand, Lulu touching the neck of the instrument, where, in her opinion, the music was, and Zuzu the round part or head, where he thought that the music was situated.
head
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From this reading Each put out a hand, Lulu touching the neck of the instrument, where, in her opinion, the music was, and Zuzu the round part or head, where he thought that the music was situated.
held
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From this reading So long as they held it in this way, it played the most beautiful and wonderful music.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Each put out a hand, Lulu touching the neck of the instrument, where, in her opinion, the music was, and Zuzu the round part or head, where he thought that the music was situated.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SEARCH IN THE CUPBOARD Now, presently, a very strange thing happened.
instrument
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From this reading Each put out a hand, Lulu touching the neck of the instrument, where, in her opinion, the music was, and Zuzu the round part or head, where he thought that the music was situated.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So long as they held it in this way, it played the most beautiful and wonderful music.
joining
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From this reading To their great surprise, as they did this the Banjo again began to play, the two parts joining themselves together as good as new.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So long as they held it in this way, it played the most beautiful and wonderful music.
Lulu
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From this reading The Twins, Lulu and Zuzu, stood at the edge of the table grieving very much that the Banjo was broken.
most
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From this reading So long as they held it in this way, it played the most beautiful and wonderful music.
much
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From this reading The Twins, Lulu and Zuzu, stood at the edge of the table grieving very much that the Banjo was broken.
music
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From this reading Each put out a hand, Lulu touching the neck of the instrument, where, in her opinion, the music was, and Zuzu the round part or head, where he thought that the music was situated.
neck
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From this reading Each put out a hand, Lulu touching the neck of the instrument, where, in her opinion, the music was, and Zuzu the round part or head, where he thought that the music was situated.
new
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From this reading To their great surprise, as they did this the Banjo again began to play, the two parts joining themselves together as good as new.
Now
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From this reading THE SEARCH IN THE CUPBOARD Now, presently, a very strange thing happened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Twins, Lulu and Zuzu, stood at the edge of the table grieving very much that the Banjo was broken.
opinion
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From this reading Each put out a hand, Lulu touching the neck of the instrument, where, in her opinion, the music was, and Zuzu the round part or head, where he thought that the music was situated.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Each put out a hand, Lulu touching the neck of the instrument, where, in her opinion, the music was, and Zuzu the round part or head, where he thought that the music was situated.
out
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From this reading Each put out a hand, Lulu touching the neck of the instrument, where, in her opinion, the music was, and Zuzu the round part or head, where he thought that the music was situated.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each put out a hand, Lulu touching the neck of the instrument, where, in her opinion, the music was, and Zuzu the round part or head, where he thought that the music was situated.
parts
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From this reading To their great surprise, as they did this the Banjo again began to play, the two parts joining themselves together as good as new.
play
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From this reading To their great surprise, as they did this the Banjo again began to play, the two parts joining themselves together as good as new.
played
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From this reading So long as they held it in this way, it played the most beautiful and wonderful music.
presently
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From this reading THE SEARCH IN THE CUPBOARD Now, presently, a very strange thing happened.
put
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From this reading Each put out a hand, Lulu touching the neck of the instrument, where, in her opinion, the music was, and Zuzu the round part or head, where he thought that the music was situated.
round
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From this reading Each put out a hand, Lulu touching the neck of the instrument, where, in her opinion, the music was, and Zuzu the round part or head, where he thought that the music was situated.
SEARCH
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From this reading THE SEARCH IN THE CUPBOARD Now, presently, a very strange thing happened.
situated
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From this reading Each put out a hand, Lulu touching the neck of the instrument, where, in her opinion, the music was, and Zuzu the round part or head, where he thought that the music was situated.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So long as they held it in this way, it played the most beautiful and wonderful music.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Twins, Lulu and Zuzu, stood at the edge of the table grieving very much that the Banjo was broken.
strange
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From this reading THE SEARCH IN THE CUPBOARD Now, presently, a very strange thing happened.
surprise
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From this reading To their great surprise, as they did this the Banjo again began to play, the two parts joining themselves together as good as new.
table
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From this reading The Twins, Lulu and Zuzu, stood at the edge of the table grieving very much that the Banjo was broken.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Twins, Lulu and Zuzu, stood at the edge of the table grieving very much that the Banjo was broken.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEARCH IN THE CUPBOARD Now, presently, a very strange thing happened.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To their great surprise, as they did this the Banjo again began to play, the two parts joining themselves together as good as new.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading To their great surprise, as they did this the Banjo again began to play, the two parts joining themselves together as good as new.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To their great surprise, as they did this the Banjo again began to play, the two parts joining themselves together as good as new.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SEARCH IN THE CUPBOARD Now, presently, a very strange thing happened.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To their great surprise, as they did this the Banjo again began to play, the two parts joining themselves together as good as new.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each put out a hand, Lulu touching the neck of the instrument, where, in her opinion, the music was, and Zuzu the round part or head, where he thought that the music was situated.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To their great surprise, as they did this the Banjo again began to play, the two parts joining themselves together as good as new.
together
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From this reading To their great surprise, as they did this the Banjo again began to play, the two parts joining themselves together as good as new.
touching
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From this reading Each put out a hand, Lulu touching the neck of the instrument, where, in her opinion, the music was, and Zuzu the round part or head, where he thought that the music was situated.
Twins
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From this reading The Twins, Lulu and Zuzu, stood at the edge of the table grieving very much that the Banjo was broken.
two
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From this reading To their great surprise, as they did this the Banjo again began to play, the two parts joining themselves together as good as new.
very
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From this reading THE SEARCH IN THE CUPBOARD Now, presently, a very strange thing happened.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Twins, Lulu and Zuzu, stood at the edge of the table grieving very much that the Banjo was broken.
way
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From this reading So long as they held it in this way, it played the most beautiful and wonderful music.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Each put out a hand, Lulu touching the neck of the instrument, where, in her opinion, the music was, and Zuzu the round part or head, where he thought that the music was situated.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So long as they held it in this way, it played the most beautiful and wonderful music.
Zuzu
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From this reading The Twins, Lulu and Zuzu, stood at the edge of the table grieving very much that the Banjo was broken.
