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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 A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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adventure
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
all
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From this reading But apparently they hadn't; anyway, there was a mob to keep anyone from getting into the theatre, and all the other mobs started from that.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
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anyway
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apparently
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
Berlin
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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cause
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City
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Coming
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country
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critic
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Dr
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end
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extraordinary
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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Germany
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getting
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going
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got
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From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
hadn't
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dr. Henner was the cause of my going to see the picture, and if you will have a moment's patience, you will see how the ideas which he put into my head served to start me on my extraordinary adventure.
head
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Henner
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how
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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ideas
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Dr. Henner was the cause of my going to see the picture, and if you will have a moment's patience, you will see how the ideas which he put into my head served to start me on my extraordinary adventure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But apparently they hadn't; anyway, there was a mob to keep anyone from getting into the theatre, and all the other mobs started from that.
introduce
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
Karl
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keep
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literary
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made
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dr. Henner was the cause of my going to see the picture, and if you will have a moment's patience, you will see how the ideas which he put into my head served to start me on my extraordinary adventure.
mob
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mobs
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moment's
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motion
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
off
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dr. Henner was the cause of my going to see the picture, and if you will have a moment's patience, you will see how the ideas which he put into my head served to start me on my extraordinary adventure.
other
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
patience
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people
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picture
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put
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Second
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see
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served
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startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr. Henner was the cause of my going to see the picture, and if you will have a moment's patience, you will see how the ideas which he put into my head served to start me on my extraordinary adventure.
started
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stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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strange
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Tale
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tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
theatre
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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
there
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But apparently they hadn't; anyway, there was a mob to keep anyone from getting into the theatre, and all the other mobs started from that.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
three
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timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
travelling
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war
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war-phobias
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
well-known
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Western
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Before I tell about it, I must introduce Dr. Karl Henner, the well-known literary critic from Berlin, who was travelling in this country, and stopped off in Western City at that time.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Dr. Henner was the cause of my going to see the picture, and if you will have a moment's patience, you will see how the ideas which he put into my head served to start me on my extraordinary adventure.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
years
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dr. Henner was the cause of my going to see the picture, and if you will have a moment's patience, you will see how the ideas which he put into my head served to start me on my extraordinary adventure.
you'd
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