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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 They entered with a great noise, and overwhelmed the shoemaker with reproaches for having deceived them about the donkey.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They entered with a great noise, and overwhelmed the shoemaker with reproaches for having deceived them about the donkey.
Aite
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From this reading ‘Aite,’ he cried to his wife, ‘go quickly to the chest upstairs, and bring down the money for these gentlemen.’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wife made haste to do as she was bid, and there was no time to lose, for the robbers were drawing very near the house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The wife made haste to do as she was bid, and there was no time to lose, for the robbers were drawing very near the house.
back
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From this reading You shall have back the fifty gold pieces that you gave for him.
beast
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From this reading ‘The poor beast must have lost its power owing to the change of masters,’ said he; ‘but we will not quarrel about it.
bid
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From this reading The wife made haste to do as she was bid, and there was no time to lose, for the robbers were drawing very near the house.
bring
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From this reading ‘Aite,’ he cried to his wife, ‘go quickly to the chest upstairs, and bring down the money for these gentlemen.’
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘The poor beast must have lost its power owing to the change of masters,’ said he; ‘but we will not quarrel about it.
change
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From this reading ‘The poor beast must have lost its power owing to the change of masters,’ said he; ‘but we will not quarrel about it.
chest
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From this reading ‘Aite,’ he cried to his wife, ‘go quickly to the chest upstairs, and bring down the money for these gentlemen.’
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Aite,’ he cried to his wife, ‘go quickly to the chest upstairs, and bring down the money for these gentlemen.’
deceived
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From this reading They entered with a great noise, and overwhelmed the shoemaker with reproaches for having deceived them about the donkey.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The wife made haste to do as she was bid, and there was no time to lose, for the robbers were drawing very near the house.
donkey
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From this reading They entered with a great noise, and overwhelmed the shoemaker with reproaches for having deceived them about the donkey.
down
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From this reading ‘Aite,’ he cried to his wife, ‘go quickly to the chest upstairs, and bring down the money for these gentlemen.’
drawing
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From this reading The wife made haste to do as she was bid, and there was no time to lose, for the robbers were drawing very near the house.
entered
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From this reading They entered with a great noise, and overwhelmed the shoemaker with reproaches for having deceived them about the donkey.
fifty
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From this reading You shall have back the fifty gold pieces that you gave for him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The wife made haste to do as she was bid, and there was no time to lose, for the robbers were drawing very near the house.
gave
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From this reading You shall have back the fifty gold pieces that you gave for him.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Aite,’ he cried to his wife, ‘go quickly to the chest upstairs, and bring down the money for these gentlemen.’
go
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From this reading ‘Aite,’ he cried to his wife, ‘go quickly to the chest upstairs, and bring down the money for these gentlemen.’
gold
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From this reading You shall have back the fifty gold pieces that you gave for him.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They entered with a great noise, and overwhelmed the shoemaker with reproaches for having deceived them about the donkey.
haste
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From this reading The wife made haste to do as she was bid, and there was no time to lose, for the robbers were drawing very near the house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘The poor beast must have lost its power owing to the change of masters,’ said he; ‘but we will not quarrel about it.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading They entered with a great noise, and overwhelmed the shoemaker with reproaches for having deceived them about the donkey.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘The poor beast must have lost its power owing to the change of masters,’ said he; ‘but we will not quarrel about it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You shall have back the fifty gold pieces that you gave for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Aite,’ he cried to his wife, ‘go quickly to the chest upstairs, and bring down the money for these gentlemen.’
house
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From this reading The wife made haste to do as she was bid, and there was no time to lose, for the robbers were drawing very near the house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘The poor beast must have lost its power owing to the change of masters,’ said he; ‘but we will not quarrel about it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘The poor beast must have lost its power owing to the change of masters,’ said he; ‘but we will not quarrel about it.
lose
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From this reading The wife made haste to do as she was bid, and there was no time to lose, for the robbers were drawing very near the house.
lost
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From this reading ‘The poor beast must have lost its power owing to the change of masters,’ said he; ‘but we will not quarrel about it.
made
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From this reading The wife made haste to do as she was bid, and there was no time to lose, for the robbers were drawing very near the house.
masters
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From this reading ‘The poor beast must have lost its power owing to the change of masters,’ said he; ‘but we will not quarrel about it.
money
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From this reading ‘Aite,’ he cried to his wife, ‘go quickly to the chest upstairs, and bring down the money for these gentlemen.’
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘The poor beast must have lost its power owing to the change of masters,’ said he; ‘but we will not quarrel about it.
near
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From this reading The wife made haste to do as she was bid, and there was no time to lose, for the robbers were drawing very near the house.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The wife made haste to do as she was bid, and there was no time to lose, for the robbers were drawing very near the house.
noise
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From this reading They entered with a great noise, and overwhelmed the shoemaker with reproaches for having deceived them about the donkey.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘The poor beast must have lost its power owing to the change of masters,’ said he; ‘but we will not quarrel about it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘The poor beast must have lost its power owing to the change of masters,’ said he; ‘but we will not quarrel about it.
overwhelmed
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From this reading They entered with a great noise, and overwhelmed the shoemaker with reproaches for having deceived them about the donkey.
owing
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From this reading ‘The poor beast must have lost its power owing to the change of masters,’ said he; ‘but we will not quarrel about it.
pieces
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From this reading You shall have back the fifty gold pieces that you gave for him.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘The poor beast must have lost its power owing to the change of masters,’ said he; ‘but we will not quarrel about it.
power
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From this reading ‘The poor beast must have lost its power owing to the change of masters,’ said he; ‘but we will not quarrel about it.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading ‘The poor beast must have lost its power owing to the change of masters,’ said he; ‘but we will not quarrel about it.
quickly
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From this reading ‘Aite,’ he cried to his wife, ‘go quickly to the chest upstairs, and bring down the money for these gentlemen.’
reproaches
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From this reading They entered with a great noise, and overwhelmed the shoemaker with reproaches for having deceived them about the donkey.
robbersnounUS /ˈrɒb.ərz/
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading The wife made haste to do as she was bid, and there was no time to lose, for the robbers were drawing very near the house.
said
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From this reading ‘The poor beast must have lost its power owing to the change of masters,’ said he; ‘but we will not quarrel about it.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading You shall have back the fifty gold pieces that you gave for him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wife made haste to do as she was bid, and there was no time to lose, for the robbers were drawing very near the house.
shoemaker
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From this reading They entered with a great noise, and overwhelmed the shoemaker with reproaches for having deceived them about the donkey.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You shall have back the fifty gold pieces that you gave for him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wife made haste to do as she was bid, and there was no time to lose, for the robbers were drawing very near the house.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They entered with a great noise, and overwhelmed the shoemaker with reproaches for having deceived them about the donkey.
there
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From this reading The wife made haste to do as she was bid, and there was no time to lose, for the robbers were drawing very near the house.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ‘Aite,’ he cried to his wife, ‘go quickly to the chest upstairs, and bring down the money for these gentlemen.’
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They entered with a great noise, and overwhelmed the shoemaker with reproaches for having deceived them about the donkey.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wife made haste to do as she was bid, and there was no time to lose, for the robbers were drawing very near the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wife made haste to do as she was bid, and there was no time to lose, for the robbers were drawing very near the house.
upstairs
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From this reading ‘Aite,’ he cried to his wife, ‘go quickly to the chest upstairs, and bring down the money for these gentlemen.’
very
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From this reading The wife made haste to do as she was bid, and there was no time to lose, for the robbers were drawing very near the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wife made haste to do as she was bid, and there was no time to lose, for the robbers were drawing very near the house.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘The poor beast must have lost its power owing to the change of masters,’ said he; ‘but we will not quarrel about it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The wife made haste to do as she was bid, and there was no time to lose, for the robbers were drawing very near the house.
wife
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From this reading The wife made haste to do as she was bid, and there was no time to lose, for the robbers were drawing very near the house.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘The poor beast must have lost its power owing to the change of masters,’ said he; ‘but we will not quarrel about it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They entered with a great noise, and overwhelmed the shoemaker with reproaches for having deceived them about the donkey.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You shall have back the fifty gold pieces that you gave for him.
