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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 “Opening chords!” boomed a deep voice, and out from a niche in the wall sprang a handsome person in a bandmaster’s uniform.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Opening chords!” boomed a deep voice, and out from a niche in the wall sprang a handsome person in a bandmaster’s uniform.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The gates of Tune Town are locked with piano keys,” he explained graciously, “so when you struck the opening chords, of course you fell in.”
arms
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From this reading Sitting exactly where she had fallen, Scraps folded her arms dramatically.
bandmaster's
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From this reading “Opening chords!” boomed a deep voice, and out from a niche in the wall sprang a handsome person in a bandmaster’s uniform.
boomed
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From this reading “Opening chords!” boomed a deep voice, and out from a niche in the wall sprang a handsome person in a bandmaster’s uniform.
chords
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From this reading “Opening chords!” boomed a deep voice, and out from a niche in the wall sprang a handsome person in a bandmaster’s uniform.
course
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From this reading “The gates of Tune Town are locked with piano keys,” he explained graciously, “so when you struck the opening chords, of course you fell in.”
deep
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From this reading “Opening chords!” boomed a deep voice, and out from a niche in the wall sprang a handsome person in a bandmaster’s uniform.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Now how did this happen!”
dramatically
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From this reading Sitting exactly where she had fallen, Scraps folded her arms dramatically.
exactly
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From this reading Sitting exactly where she had fallen, Scraps folded her arms dramatically.
explained
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From this reading “The gates of Tune Town are locked with piano keys,” he explained graciously, “so when you struck the opening chords, of course you fell in.”
fallen
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From this reading Sitting exactly where she had fallen, Scraps folded her arms dramatically.
fell
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From this reading “The gates of Tune Town are locked with piano keys,” he explained graciously, “so when you struck the opening chords, of course you fell in.”
folded
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From this reading Sitting exactly where she had fallen, Scraps folded her arms dramatically.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Opening chords!” boomed a deep voice, and out from a niche in the wall sprang a handsome person in a bandmaster’s uniform.
gates
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From this reading “The gates of Tune Town are locked with piano keys,” he explained graciously, “so when you struck the opening chords, of course you fell in.”
good
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From this reading “Very good,” murmured Ozwold.
graciously
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From this reading “The gates of Tune Town are locked with piano keys,” he explained graciously, “so when you struck the opening chords, of course you fell in.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sitting exactly where she had fallen, Scraps folded her arms dramatically.
handsome
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From this reading “Opening chords!” boomed a deep voice, and out from a niche in the wall sprang a handsome person in a bandmaster’s uniform.
happen
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From this reading “Now how did this happen!”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The gates of Tune Town are locked with piano keys,” he explained graciously, “so when you struck the opening chords, of course you fell in.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sitting exactly where she had fallen, Scraps folded her arms dramatically.
how
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From this reading “Now how did this happen!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Opening chords!” boomed a deep voice, and out from a niche in the wall sprang a handsome person in a bandmaster’s uniform.
keys
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From this reading “The gates of Tune Town are locked with piano keys,” he explained graciously, “so when you struck the opening chords, of course you fell in.”
locked
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From this reading “The gates of Tune Town are locked with piano keys,” he explained graciously, “so when you struck the opening chords, of course you fell in.”
murmured
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From this reading “Very good,” murmured Ozwold.
niche
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From this reading “Opening chords!” boomed a deep voice, and out from a niche in the wall sprang a handsome person in a bandmaster’s uniform.
Now
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From this reading “Now how did this happen!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The gates of Tune Town are locked with piano keys,” he explained graciously, “so when you struck the opening chords, of course you fell in.”
Opening
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From this reading “Opening chords!” boomed a deep voice, and out from a niche in the wall sprang a handsome person in a bandmaster’s uniform.
out
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From this reading “Opening chords!” boomed a deep voice, and out from a niche in the wall sprang a handsome person in a bandmaster’s uniform.
Ozwold
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From this reading “Very good,” murmured Ozwold.
person
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From this reading “Opening chords!” boomed a deep voice, and out from a niche in the wall sprang a handsome person in a bandmaster’s uniform.
piano
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From this reading “The gates of Tune Town are locked with piano keys,” he explained graciously, “so when you struck the opening chords, of course you fell in.”
Scraps
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From this reading Sitting exactly where she had fallen, Scraps folded her arms dramatically.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sitting exactly where she had fallen, Scraps folded her arms dramatically.
Sitting
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From this reading Sitting exactly where she had fallen, Scraps folded her arms dramatically.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “The gates of Tune Town are locked with piano keys,” he explained graciously, “so when you struck the opening chords, of course you fell in.”
sprang
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From this reading “Opening chords!” boomed a deep voice, and out from a niche in the wall sprang a handsome person in a bandmaster’s uniform.
struck
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From this reading “The gates of Tune Town are locked with piano keys,” he explained graciously, “so when you struck the opening chords, of course you fell in.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Opening chords!” boomed a deep voice, and out from a niche in the wall sprang a handsome person in a bandmaster’s uniform.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Now how did this happen!”
Town
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From this reading “The gates of Tune Town are locked with piano keys,” he explained graciously, “so when you struck the opening chords, of course you fell in.”
Tune
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From this reading “The gates of Tune Town are locked with piano keys,” he explained graciously, “so when you struck the opening chords, of course you fell in.”
uniform
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From this reading “Opening chords!” boomed a deep voice, and out from a niche in the wall sprang a handsome person in a bandmaster’s uniform.
Very
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From this reading “Very good,” murmured Ozwold.
voice
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From this reading “Opening chords!” boomed a deep voice, and out from a niche in the wall sprang a handsome person in a bandmaster’s uniform.
wall
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From this reading “Opening chords!” boomed a deep voice, and out from a niche in the wall sprang a handsome person in a bandmaster’s uniform.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “The gates of Tune Town are locked with piano keys,” he explained graciously, “so when you struck the opening chords, of course you fell in.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Sitting exactly where she had fallen, Scraps folded her arms dramatically.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The gates of Tune Town are locked with piano keys,” he explained graciously, “so when you struck the opening chords, of course you fell in.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The gates of Tune Town are locked with piano keys,” he explained graciously, “so when you struck the opening chords, of course you fell in.”
