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all
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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
back
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From this reading “Give me back my money, I say.
behave
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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
force
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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
gave
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From this reading I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.
get
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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
Give
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From this reading “Give me back my money, I say.
go
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From this reading I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I know where he lives.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Get hold of him.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
hold
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From this reading Get hold of him.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Give me back my money, I say.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.
Ivan
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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know where he lives.”
lives
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From this reading I know where he lives.”
loose
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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
manager
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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Give me back my money, I say.
Mironov
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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
money
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From this reading “Give me back my money, I say.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Give me back my money, I say.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Get hold of him.”
Oh
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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
say
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From this reading “Give me back my money, I say.
shirt
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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
struggle
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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
that's
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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.
torn
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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
way
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From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I know where he lives.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!