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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 This done, the witches began to feel frisky, and called to Simplex to bring out his trumpet into the courtyard and play them a jig.
all
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From this reading The kopanitschar's wife now brought in the supper, and all five of them straightway sat down and made merry in honor of the festive occasion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The kopanitschar's wife now brought in the supper, and all five of them straightway sat down and made merry in honor of the festive occasion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
bats
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From this reading Their wooden shoes rattled and clattered, their disheveled tresses floated in the wind, and the terrified bats flitted over their heads.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This done, the witches began to feel frisky, and called to Simplex to bring out his trumpet into the courtyard and play them a jig.
bring
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From this reading This done, the witches began to feel frisky, and called to Simplex to bring out his trumpet into the courtyard and play them a jig.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Man cannot fathom the wiles which witches imagine when they unite in wedlock lovers whom they have clandestinely brought together.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
called
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From this reading This done, the witches began to feel frisky, and called to Simplex to bring out his trumpet into the courtyard and play them a jig.
cannot
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From this reading Man cannot fathom the wiles which witches imagine when they unite in wedlock lovers whom they have clandestinely brought together.
clandestinely
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From this reading Man cannot fathom the wiles which witches imagine when they unite in wedlock lovers whom they have clandestinely brought together.
clattered
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From this reading Their wooden shoes rattled and clattered, their disheveled tresses floated in the wind, and the terrified bats flitted over their heads.
complaisantly
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From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
complied
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From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading This done, the witches began to feel frisky, and called to Simplex to bring out his trumpet into the courtyard and play them a jig.
dance
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From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
danced
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From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
disheveled
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From this reading Their wooden shoes rattled and clattered, their disheveled tresses floated in the wind, and the terrified bats flitted over their heads.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This done, the witches began to feel frisky, and called to Simplex to bring out his trumpet into the courtyard and play them a jig.
down
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From this reading The kopanitschar's wife now brought in the supper, and all five of them straightway sat down and made merry in honor of the festive occasion.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
edge
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From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
fathom
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From this reading Man cannot fathom the wiles which witches imagine when they unite in wedlock lovers whom they have clandestinely brought together.
feel
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From this reading This done, the witches began to feel frisky, and called to Simplex to bring out his trumpet into the courtyard and play them a jig.
festive
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From this reading The kopanitschar's wife now brought in the supper, and all five of them straightway sat down and made merry in honor of the festive occasion.
five
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From this reading The kopanitschar's wife now brought in the supper, and all five of them straightway sat down and made merry in honor of the festive occasion.
flitted
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From this reading Their wooden shoes rattled and clattered, their disheveled tresses floated in the wind, and the terrified bats flitted over their heads.
floated
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From this reading Their wooden shoes rattled and clattered, their disheveled tresses floated in the wind, and the terrified bats flitted over their heads.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
frisky
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From this reading This done, the witches began to feel frisky, and called to Simplex to bring out his trumpet into the courtyard and play them a jig.
hand
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From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Man cannot fathom the wiles which witches imagine when they unite in wedlock lovers whom they have clandestinely brought together.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
heads
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From this reading Their wooden shoes rattled and clattered, their disheveled tresses floated in the wind, and the terrified bats flitted over their heads.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This done, the witches began to feel frisky, and called to Simplex to bring out his trumpet into the courtyard and play them a jig.
honor
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From this reading The kopanitschar's wife now brought in the supper, and all five of them straightway sat down and made merry in honor of the festive occasion.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Man cannot fathom the wiles which witches imagine when they unite in wedlock lovers whom they have clandestinely brought together.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Man cannot fathom the wiles which witches imagine when they unite in wedlock lovers whom they have clandestinely brought together.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This done, the witches began to feel frisky, and called to Simplex to bring out his trumpet into the courtyard and play them a jig.
jig
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From this reading This done, the witches began to feel frisky, and called to Simplex to bring out his trumpet into the courtyard and play them a jig.
kopanitschar's
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From this reading The kopanitschar's wife now brought in the supper, and all five of them straightway sat down and made merry in honor of the festive occasion.
ladies
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From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
lovers
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From this reading Man cannot fathom the wiles which witches imagine when they unite in wedlock lovers whom they have clandestinely brought together.
made
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From this reading The kopanitschar's wife now brought in the supper, and all five of them straightway sat down and made merry in honor of the festive occasion.
Man
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From this reading Man cannot fathom the wiles which witches imagine when they unite in wedlock lovers whom they have clandestinely brought together.
merry
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From this reading The kopanitschar's wife now brought in the supper, and all five of them straightway sat down and made merry in honor of the festive occasion.
music
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From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
now
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From this reading The kopanitschar's wife now brought in the supper, and all five of them straightway sat down and made merry in honor of the festive occasion.
occasion
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From this reading The kopanitschar's wife now brought in the supper, and all five of them straightway sat down and made merry in honor of the festive occasion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The kopanitschar's wife now brought in the supper, and all five of them straightway sat down and made merry in honor of the festive occasion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
other
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From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
out
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From this reading This done, the witches began to feel frisky, and called to Simplex to bring out his trumpet into the courtyard and play them a jig.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Their wooden shoes rattled and clattered, their disheveled tresses floated in the wind, and the terrified bats flitted over their heads.
play
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From this reading This done, the witches began to feel frisky, and called to Simplex to bring out his trumpet into the courtyard and play them a jig.
possessed
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From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
rattled
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From this reading Their wooden shoes rattled and clattered, their disheveled tresses floated in the wind, and the terrified bats flitted over their heads.
request
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From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
sat
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From this reading The kopanitschar's wife now brought in the supper, and all five of them straightway sat down and made merry in honor of the festive occasion.
shoes
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From this reading Their wooden shoes rattled and clattered, their disheveled tresses floated in the wind, and the terrified bats flitted over their heads.
Simplex
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From this reading This done, the witches began to feel frisky, and called to Simplex to bring out his trumpet into the courtyard and play them a jig.
straightway
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From this reading The kopanitschar's wife now brought in the supper, and all five of them straightway sat down and made merry in honor of the festive occasion.
supper
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From this reading The kopanitschar's wife now brought in the supper, and all five of them straightway sat down and made merry in honor of the festive occasion.
taking
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From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading Their wooden shoes rattled and clattered, their disheveled tresses floated in the wind, and the terrified bats flitted over their heads.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Man cannot fathom the wiles which witches imagine when they unite in wedlock lovers whom they have clandestinely brought together.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their wooden shoes rattled and clattered, their disheveled tresses floated in the wind, and the terrified bats flitted over their heads.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The kopanitschar's wife now brought in the supper, and all five of them straightway sat down and made merry in honor of the festive occasion.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Man cannot fathom the wiles which witches imagine when they unite in wedlock lovers whom they have clandestinely brought together.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This done, the witches began to feel frisky, and called to Simplex to bring out his trumpet into the courtyard and play them a jig.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This done, the witches began to feel frisky, and called to Simplex to bring out his trumpet into the courtyard and play them a jig.
together
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From this reading Man cannot fathom the wiles which witches imagine when they unite in wedlock lovers whom they have clandestinely brought together.
tresses
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From this reading Their wooden shoes rattled and clattered, their disheveled tresses floated in the wind, and the terrified bats flitted over their heads.
trumpet
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From this reading This done, the witches began to feel frisky, and called to Simplex to bring out his trumpet into the courtyard and play them a jig.
unite
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From this reading Man cannot fathom the wiles which witches imagine when they unite in wedlock lovers whom they have clandestinely brought together.
very
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From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
wedlock
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From this reading Man cannot fathom the wiles which witches imagine when they unite in wedlock lovers whom they have clandestinely brought together.
well
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From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Man cannot fathom the wiles which witches imagine when they unite in wedlock lovers whom they have clandestinely brought together.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Man cannot fathom the wiles which witches imagine when they unite in wedlock lovers whom they have clandestinely brought together.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Man cannot fathom the wiles which witches imagine when they unite in wedlock lovers whom they have clandestinely brought together.
wife
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From this reading The kopanitschar's wife now brought in the supper, and all five of them straightway sat down and made merry in honor of the festive occasion.
wiles
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From this reading Man cannot fathom the wiles which witches imagine when they unite in wedlock lovers whom they have clandestinely brought together.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their wooden shoes rattled and clattered, their disheveled tresses floated in the wind, and the terrified bats flitted over their heads.
witches
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From this reading Man cannot fathom the wiles which witches imagine when they unite in wedlock lovers whom they have clandestinely brought together.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
wooden
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From this reading Their wooden shoes rattled and clattered, their disheveled tresses floated in the wind, and the terrified bats flitted over their heads.
world
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From this reading He very complaisantly complied with this request, sat him down on the edge of the well and made music for the ladies, while they, taking each other by the hand, danced a dance which looked for all the world as if they were possessed.
