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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 One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
advised
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From this reading The guests whom Haeuning advised Pomuchelskopp to invite, were standing before the gate of Gurlitz waiting for their host and hostess.
All
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From this reading All the villagers and Pomuchelskopp's day-laborers stood there together, as the summer morning began to dawn, before the court-yard gate, to give their master a reception.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
appears
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From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
apt
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From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All the villagers and Pomuchelskopp's day-laborers stood there together, as the summer morning began to dawn, before the court-yard gate, to give their master a reception.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The guests whom Haeuning advised Pomuchelskopp to invite, were standing before the gate of Gurlitz waiting for their host and hostess.
beforehand
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From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
began
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From this reading All the villagers and Pomuchelskopp's day-laborers stood there together, as the summer morning began to dawn, before the court-yard gate, to give their master a reception.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Children," said Ruhrdanz, "what must be, must, but do everything with regularity!"
called
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From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
Children
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From this reading "Children," said Ruhrdanz, "what must be, must, but do everything with regularity!"
come
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From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
confident
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From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
court-yard
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From this reading All the villagers and Pomuchelskopp's day-laborers stood there together, as the summer morning began to dawn, before the court-yard gate, to give their master a reception.
cried
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From this reading "Out with your regularity!" cried Willgans.
dawn
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From this reading All the villagers and Pomuchelskopp's day-laborers stood there together, as the summer morning began to dawn, before the court-yard gate, to give their master a reception.
day-laborers
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From this reading All the villagers and Pomuchelskopp's day-laborers stood there together, as the summer morning began to dawn, before the court-yard gate, to give their master a reception.
devil
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From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Children," said Ruhrdanz, "what must be, must, but do everything with regularity!"
especially
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From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Children," said Ruhrdanz, "what must be, must, but do everything with regularity!"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
free
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From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
gate
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From this reading The guests whom Haeuning advised Pomuchelskopp to invite, were standing before the gate of Gurlitz waiting for their host and hostess.
give
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From this reading All the villagers and Pomuchelskopp's day-laborers stood there together, as the summer morning began to dawn, before the court-yard gate, to give their master a reception.
guests
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From this reading The guests whom Haeuning advised Pomuchelskopp to invite, were standing before the gate of Gurlitz waiting for their host and hostess.
Gurlitz
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From this reading The guests whom Haeuning advised Pomuchelskopp to invite, were standing before the gate of Gurlitz waiting for their host and hostess.
Haeuning
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From this reading The guests whom Haeuning advised Pomuchelskopp to invite, were standing before the gate of Gurlitz waiting for their host and hostess.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
host
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From this reading The guests whom Haeuning advised Pomuchelskopp to invite, were standing before the gate of Gurlitz waiting for their host and hostess.
hostess
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From this reading The guests whom Haeuning advised Pomuchelskopp to invite, were standing before the gate of Gurlitz waiting for their host and hostess.
how
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From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
invite
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From this reading The guests whom Haeuning advised Pomuchelskopp to invite, were standing before the gate of Gurlitz waiting for their host and hostess.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
make
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From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
master
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From this reading All the villagers and Pomuchelskopp's day-laborers stood there together, as the summer morning began to dawn, before the court-yard gate, to give their master a reception.
matter
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From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
morning
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From this reading All the villagers and Pomuchelskopp's day-laborers stood there together, as the summer morning began to dawn, before the court-yard gate, to give their master a reception.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Children," said Ruhrdanz, "what must be, must, but do everything with regularity!"
never
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From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The guests whom Haeuning advised Pomuchelskopp to invite, were standing before the gate of Gurlitz waiting for their host and hostess.
often
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From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
out
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From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
Pomuchelskopp
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From this reading The guests whom Haeuning advised Pomuchelskopp to invite, were standing before the gate of Gurlitz waiting for their host and hostess.
Pomuchelskopp's
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From this reading All the villagers and Pomuchelskopp's day-laborers stood there together, as the summer morning began to dawn, before the court-yard gate, to give their master a reception.
reception
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From this reading All the villagers and Pomuchelskopp's day-laborers stood there together, as the summer morning began to dawn, before the court-yard gate, to give their master a reception.
regularity
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From this reading "Children," said Ruhrdanz, "what must be, must, but do everything with regularity!"
Ruhrdanz
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From this reading "Children," said Ruhrdanz, "what must be, must, but do everything with regularity!"
said
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From this reading "Children," said Ruhrdanz, "what must be, must, but do everything with regularity!"
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
standing
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From this reading The guests whom Haeuning advised Pomuchelskopp to invite, were standing before the gate of Gurlitz waiting for their host and hostess.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading All the villagers and Pomuchelskopp's day-laborers stood there together, as the summer morning began to dawn, before the court-yard gate, to give their master a reception.
summer
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From this reading All the villagers and Pomuchelskopp's day-laborers stood there together, as the summer morning began to dawn, before the court-yard gate, to give their master a reception.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The guests whom Haeuning advised Pomuchelskopp to invite, were standing before the gate of Gurlitz waiting for their host and hostess.
there
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From this reading All the villagers and Pomuchelskopp's day-laborers stood there together, as the summer morning began to dawn, before the court-yard gate, to give their master a reception.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
together
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From this reading All the villagers and Pomuchelskopp's day-laborers stood there together, as the summer morning began to dawn, before the court-yard gate, to give their master a reception.
turn
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From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
uninvited
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From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
villagers
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From this reading All the villagers and Pomuchelskopp's day-laborers stood there together, as the summer morning began to dawn, before the court-yard gate, to give their master a reception.
waiting
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From this reading The guests whom Haeuning advised Pomuchelskopp to invite, were standing before the gate of Gurlitz waiting for their host and hostess.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The guests whom Haeuning advised Pomuchelskopp to invite, were standing before the gate of Gurlitz waiting for their host and hostess.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Children," said Ruhrdanz, "what must be, must, but do everything with regularity!"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The guests whom Haeuning advised Pomuchelskopp to invite, were standing before the gate of Gurlitz waiting for their host and hostess.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
Willgans
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From this reading "Out with your regularity!" cried Willgans.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One should never be confident beforehand how a matter will turn out; especially, one should never make free with the devil, for he is apt to come when he is called, and often appears uninvited.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Out with your regularity!" cried Willgans.
