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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Oh, Thomas, I must speak with you at once.--Please excuse me, Gerda.--It is urgent, Thomas.”
brother's
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From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
Buddenbrook
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From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
bust
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From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
C
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From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
came
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From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
christening
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From this reading It was half-past nine on the evening of the christening day.
Christian
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From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
Company
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From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
day
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From this reading It was half-past nine on the evening of the christening day.
evening
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From this reading It was half-past nine on the evening of the christening day.
excuse
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From this reading “Oh, Thomas, I must speak with you at once.--Please excuse me, Gerda.--It is urgent, Thomas.”
F
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From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
firm
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From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
Gerda
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From this reading Tom and Gerda sat reading together.
Good
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From this reading “Good evening,” said Christian.
grey
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From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
H
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From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
half-past
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From this reading It was half-past nine on the evening of the christening day.
Hamburg
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From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
hand
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From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
hat
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From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
holding
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From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, Thomas, I must speak with you at once.--Please excuse me, Gerda.--It is urgent, Thomas.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, Thomas, I must speak with you at once.--Please excuse me, Gerda.--It is urgent, Thomas.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was half-past nine on the evening of the christening day.
living-room
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From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, Thomas, I must speak with you at once.--Please excuse me, Gerda.--It is urgent, Thomas.”
modish
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From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Oh, Thomas, I must speak with you at once.--Please excuse me, Gerda.--It is urgent, Thomas.”
nine
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From this reading It was half-past nine on the evening of the christening day.
nun's
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From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, Thomas, I must speak with you at once.--Please excuse me, Gerda.--It is urgent, Thomas.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was half-past nine on the evening of the christening day.
once
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From this reading “Oh, Thomas, I must speak with you at once.--Please excuse me, Gerda.--It is urgent, Thomas.”
Please
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From this reading “Oh, Thomas, I must speak with you at once.--Please excuse me, Gerda.--It is urgent, Thomas.”
proprietor
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From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
Purmeister
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From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
reading
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From this reading Tom and Gerda sat reading together.
said
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From this reading “Good evening,” said Christian.
sat
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From this reading Tom and Gerda sat reading together.
speak
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From this reading “Oh, Thomas, I must speak with you at once.--Please excuse me, Gerda.--It is urgent, Thomas.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
Thomas
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From this reading “Oh, Thomas, I must speak with you at once.--Please excuse me, Gerda.--It is urgent, Thomas.”
together
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From this reading Tom and Gerda sat reading together.
Tom
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From this reading Tom and Gerda sat reading together.
urgent
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From this reading “Oh, Thomas, I must speak with you at once.--Please excuse me, Gerda.--It is urgent, Thomas.”
walking-stick
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From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was half-past nine on the evening of the christening day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Christian Buddenbrook, proprietor of the firm of H. C. F. Purmeister and Company of Hamburg, came into his brother’s living-room, holding in his hand his modish grey hat and his walking-stick with the nun’s bust.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, Thomas, I must speak with you at once.--Please excuse me, Gerda.--It is urgent, Thomas.”
