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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 But Peter, seizing first a tumbler, then a plate, sent them flying at the blue patch.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At Ruggedo’s words, the celebrities and courtiers clung shuddering together.
angrily
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From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Ruggedo’s words, the celebrities and courtiers clung shuddering together.
awful
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From this reading Knowing the awful power of the belt and feeling that they were indeed lost, they waited for the Gnome King to speak.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ruggedo might be invisible, but he was still there.
belt
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From this reading Knowing the awful power of the belt and feeling that they were indeed lost, they waited for the Gnome King to speak.
blue
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From this reading But Peter, seizing first a tumbler, then a plate, sent them flying at the blue patch.
broke
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From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Peter, seizing first a tumbler, then a plate, sent them flying at the blue patch.
celebrities
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clung
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command
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From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
courtiers
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crashing
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From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
cried
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From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
crown
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From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
feeling
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From this reading Knowing the awful power of the belt and feeling that they were indeed lost, they waited for the Gnome King to speak.
first
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From this reading But Peter, seizing first a tumbler, then a plate, sent them flying at the blue patch.
flying
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From this reading But Peter, seizing first a tumbler, then a plate, sent them flying at the blue patch.
followed
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From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Knowing the awful power of the belt and feeling that they were indeed lost, they waited for the Gnome King to speak.
Gnome
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From this reading Knowing the awful power of the belt and feeling that they were indeed lost, they waited for the Gnome King to speak.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ruggedo might be invisible, but he was still there.
head
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From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
indeed
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From this reading Knowing the awful power of the belt and feeling that they were indeed lost, they waited for the Gnome King to speak.
invisible
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From this reading Ruggedo might be invisible, but he was still there.
King
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From this reading Knowing the awful power of the belt and feeling that they were indeed lost, they waited for the Gnome King to speak.
Knowing
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From this reading Knowing the awful power of the belt and feeling that they were indeed lost, they waited for the Gnome King to speak.
lost
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From this reading Knowing the awful power of the belt and feeling that they were indeed lost, they waited for the Gnome King to speak.
loud
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From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
made
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From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Ruggedo might be invisible, but he was still there.
nose
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From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Knowing the awful power of the belt and feeling that they were indeed lost, they waited for the Gnome King to speak.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
patch
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From this reading But Peter, seizing first a tumbler, then a plate, sent them flying at the blue patch.
pause
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From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
Peter
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From this reading But Peter, seizing first a tumbler, then a plate, sent them flying at the blue patch.
pitchernounUS /ˈpɪtʃər/
a container with a handle and a lip, used for holding and pouring liquids
From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
plate
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power
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From this reading Knowing the awful power of the belt and feeling that they were indeed lost, they waited for the Gnome King to speak.
Ruggedo
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From this reading Ruggedo might be invisible, but he was still there.
Ruggedo's
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From this reading At Ruggedo’s words, the celebrities and courtiers clung shuddering together.
seizing
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From this reading But Peter, seizing first a tumbler, then a plate, sent them flying at the blue patch.
sent
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From this reading But Peter, seizing first a tumbler, then a plate, sent them flying at the blue patch.
Shaking
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From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
shuddering
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From this reading At Ruggedo’s words, the celebrities and courtiers clung shuddering together.
speak
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From this reading Knowing the awful power of the belt and feeling that they were indeed lost, they waited for the Gnome King to speak.
still
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From this reading Ruggedo might be invisible, but he was still there.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Knowing the awful power of the belt and feeling that they were indeed lost, they waited for the Gnome King to speak.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At Ruggedo’s words, the celebrities and courtiers clung shuddering together.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But Peter, seizing first a tumbler, then a plate, sent them flying at the blue patch.
then
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From this reading But Peter, seizing first a tumbler, then a plate, sent them flying at the blue patch.
there
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From this reading Ruggedo might be invisible, but he was still there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Knowing the awful power of the belt and feeling that they were indeed lost, they waited for the Gnome King to speak.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Knowing the awful power of the belt and feeling that they were indeed lost, they waited for the Gnome King to speak.
together
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From this reading At Ruggedo’s words, the celebrities and courtiers clung shuddering together.
transport
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From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
tumbler
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vase
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From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
voice
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From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
waited
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From this reading Knowing the awful power of the belt and feeling that they were indeed lost, they waited for the Gnome King to speak.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ruggedo might be invisible, but he was still there.
water
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From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Knowing the awful power of the belt and feeling that they were indeed lost, they waited for the Gnome King to speak.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
words
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From this reading At Ruggedo’s words, the celebrities and courtiers clung shuddering together.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Shaking his head angrily as the tumbler broke over his crown he cried in a loud voice, “I command you to transport--” The plate, crashing against his nose, made him pause, and Peter followed this with a vase and water pitcher.
