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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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all
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aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
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Amtshauptmann
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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chair
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comes
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command
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cutting
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ear
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end
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Fieka
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Fritz
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happy
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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Heinrich
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Herse
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himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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holds
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How
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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loses
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Neiting," he said, "the string is cutting me."
Miller
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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napkin
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neck
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Neiting
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old
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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peevish
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From this reading He was peevish.
pulls
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remained
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round
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Sahlmann
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said
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sat
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Schloss
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story
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string
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From this reading "Neiting," he said, "the string is cutting me."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How the Miller holds to it that 'what is written is written'; why the Amtshauptmann pulls Fritz Sahlmann by the ear, and my uncle Herse loses all command over himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How the Miller holds to it that 'what is written is written'; why the Amtshauptmann pulls Fritz Sahlmann by the ear, and my uncle Herse loses all command over himself.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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too
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uncle
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Up
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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 He was peevish.
went
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whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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white
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why
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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written
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