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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 In those times, there also lived on the Hohentwiel a boy, whose name was Audifax.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had grown up like a wild mountain-ash, and the people did not care much about him.
also
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From this reading In those times, there also lived on the Hohentwiel a boy, whose name was Audifax.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was the child of a bondsman, and had lost both his parents early in life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He belonged to the castle, as the house-leek did that grew on the roof; or the ivy which had fastened its tendrils to the walls.
Audifax
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From this reading Audifax.
belonged
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From this reading He belonged to the castle, as the house-leek did that grew on the roof; or the ivy which had fastened its tendrils to the walls.
bondsman
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From this reading He was the child of a bondsman, and had lost both his parents early in life.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He was the child of a bondsman, and had lost both his parents early in life.
boy
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From this reading In those times, there also lived on the Hohentwiel a boy, whose name was Audifax.
care
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From this reading He had grown up like a wild mountain-ash, and the people did not care much about him.
castle
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From this reading He belonged to the castle, as the house-leek did that grew on the roof; or the ivy which had fastened its tendrils to the walls.
child
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From this reading He was the child of a bondsman, and had lost both his parents early in life.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had grown up like a wild mountain-ash, and the people did not care much about him.
early
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From this reading He was the child of a bondsman, and had lost both his parents early in life.
fastened
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From this reading He belonged to the castle, as the house-leek did that grew on the roof; or the ivy which had fastened its tendrils to the walls.
grew
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From this reading He belonged to the castle, as the house-leek did that grew on the roof; or the ivy which had fastened its tendrils to the walls.
grown
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From this reading He had grown up like a wild mountain-ash, and the people did not care much about him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was the child of a bondsman, and had lost both his parents early in life.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the child of a bondsman, and had lost both his parents early in life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had grown up like a wild mountain-ash, and the people did not care much about him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was the child of a bondsman, and had lost both his parents early in life.
Hohentwiel
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From this reading In those times, there also lived on the Hohentwiel a boy, whose name was Audifax.
house-leek
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From this reading He belonged to the castle, as the house-leek did that grew on the roof; or the ivy which had fastened its tendrils to the walls.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In those times, there also lived on the Hohentwiel a boy, whose name was Audifax.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He belonged to the castle, as the house-leek did that grew on the roof; or the ivy which had fastened its tendrils to the walls.
ivy
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From this reading He belonged to the castle, as the house-leek did that grew on the roof; or the ivy which had fastened its tendrils to the walls.
life
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From this reading He was the child of a bondsman, and had lost both his parents early in life.
like
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From this reading He had grown up like a wild mountain-ash, and the people did not care much about him.
lived
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From this reading In those times, there also lived on the Hohentwiel a boy, whose name was Audifax.
lost
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From this reading He was the child of a bondsman, and had lost both his parents early in life.
mountain-ash
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From this reading He had grown up like a wild mountain-ash, and the people did not care much about him.
much
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From this reading He had grown up like a wild mountain-ash, and the people did not care much about him.
name
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From this reading In those times, there also lived on the Hohentwiel a boy, whose name was Audifax.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had grown up like a wild mountain-ash, and the people did not care much about him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was the child of a bondsman, and had lost both his parents early in life.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In those times, there also lived on the Hohentwiel a boy, whose name was Audifax.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He belonged to the castle, as the house-leek did that grew on the roof; or the ivy which had fastened its tendrils to the walls.
parents
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From this reading He was the child of a bondsman, and had lost both his parents early in life.
people
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From this reading He had grown up like a wild mountain-ash, and the people did not care much about him.
roof
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From this reading He belonged to the castle, as the house-leek did that grew on the roof; or the ivy which had fastened its tendrils to the walls.
tendrils
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From this reading He belonged to the castle, as the house-leek did that grew on the roof; or the ivy which had fastened its tendrils to the walls.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He belonged to the castle, as the house-leek did that grew on the roof; or the ivy which had fastened its tendrils to the walls.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In those times, there also lived on the Hohentwiel a boy, whose name was Audifax.
there
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From this reading In those times, there also lived on the Hohentwiel a boy, whose name was Audifax.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In those times, there also lived on the Hohentwiel a boy, whose name was Audifax.
times
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From this reading In those times, there also lived on the Hohentwiel a boy, whose name was Audifax.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He belonged to the castle, as the house-leek did that grew on the roof; or the ivy which had fastened its tendrils to the walls.
up
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From this reading He had grown up like a wild mountain-ash, and the people did not care much about him.
walls
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From this reading He belonged to the castle, as the house-leek did that grew on the roof; or the ivy which had fastened its tendrils to the walls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In those times, there also lived on the Hohentwiel a boy, whose name was Audifax.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He belonged to the castle, as the house-leek did that grew on the roof; or the ivy which had fastened its tendrils to the walls.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading In those times, there also lived on the Hohentwiel a boy, whose name was Audifax.
wild
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From this reading He had grown up like a wild mountain-ash, and the people did not care much about him.
