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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 They were making a great din with feet and tongues.
afraid
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From this reading One of them, with a face like a burned onion, asked if Mieke, that was Our Lady, had been afraid that she had gone back to the church in such a hurry.
again
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From this reading No one had seen them before in Antwerp, no one ever saw them again.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Young beggars and ragamuffins, and some grown men among them, that nobody knew were in front of the choir, making certain signs and grimaces one to another.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ulenspiegel and Lamme went into Notre Dame.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Young beggars and ragamuffins, and some grown men among them, that nobody knew were in front of the choir, making certain signs and grimaces one to another.
Antwerp
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From this reading No one had seen them before in Antwerp, no one ever saw them again.
asked
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From this reading One of them, with a face like a burned onion, asked if Mieke, that was Our Lady, had been afraid that she had gone back to the church in such a hurry.
back
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From this reading One of them, with a face like a burned onion, asked if Mieke, that was Our Lady, had been afraid that she had gone back to the church in such a hurry.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One of them, with a face like a burned onion, asked if Mieke, that was Our Lady, had been afraid that she had gone back to the church in such a hurry.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading No one had seen them before in Antwerp, no one ever saw them again.
beggars
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From this reading Young beggars and ragamuffins, and some grown men among them, that nobody knew were in front of the choir, making certain signs and grimaces one to another.
burned
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From this reading One of them, with a face like a burned onion, asked if Mieke, that was Our Lady, had been afraid that she had gone back to the church in such a hurry.
certain
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From this reading Young beggars and ragamuffins, and some grown men among them, that nobody knew were in front of the choir, making certain signs and grimaces one to another.
choir
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From this reading Young beggars and ragamuffins, and some grown men among them, that nobody knew were in front of the choir, making certain signs and grimaces one to another.
church
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From this reading One of them, with a face like a burned onion, asked if Mieke, that was Our Lady, had been afraid that she had gone back to the church in such a hurry.
Dame
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From this reading Ulenspiegel and Lamme went into Notre Dame.
din
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From this reading They were making a great din with feet and tongues.
ever
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From this reading No one had seen them before in Antwerp, no one ever saw them again.
face
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From this reading One of them, with a face like a burned onion, asked if Mieke, that was Our Lady, had been afraid that she had gone back to the church in such a hurry.
feet
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From this reading They were making a great din with feet and tongues.
front
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From this reading Young beggars and ragamuffins, and some grown men among them, that nobody knew were in front of the choir, making certain signs and grimaces one to another.
gone
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From this reading One of them, with a face like a burned onion, asked if Mieke, that was Our Lady, had been afraid that she had gone back to the church in such a hurry.
great
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From this reading They were making a great din with feet and tongues.
grimaces
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From this reading Young beggars and ragamuffins, and some grown men among them, that nobody knew were in front of the choir, making certain signs and grimaces one to another.
grown
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From this reading Young beggars and ragamuffins, and some grown men among them, that nobody knew were in front of the choir, making certain signs and grimaces one to another.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No one had seen them before in Antwerp, no one ever saw them again.
hurry
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From this reading One of them, with a face like a burned onion, asked if Mieke, that was Our Lady, had been afraid that she had gone back to the church in such a hurry.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading One of them, with a face like a burned onion, asked if Mieke, that was Our Lady, had been afraid that she had gone back to the church in such a hurry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Young beggars and ragamuffins, and some grown men among them, that nobody knew were in front of the choir, making certain signs and grimaces one to another.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ulenspiegel and Lamme went into Notre Dame.
knew
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From this reading Young beggars and ragamuffins, and some grown men among them, that nobody knew were in front of the choir, making certain signs and grimaces one to another.
Lady
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From this reading One of them, with a face like a burned onion, asked if Mieke, that was Our Lady, had been afraid that she had gone back to the church in such a hurry.
Lamme
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From this reading Ulenspiegel and Lamme went into Notre Dame.
like
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From this reading One of them, with a face like a burned onion, asked if Mieke, that was Our Lady, had been afraid that she had gone back to the church in such a hurry.
making
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From this reading Young beggars and ragamuffins, and some grown men among them, that nobody knew were in front of the choir, making certain signs and grimaces one to another.
men
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From this reading Young beggars and ragamuffins, and some grown men among them, that nobody knew were in front of the choir, making certain signs and grimaces one to another.
Mieke
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From this reading One of them, with a face like a burned onion, asked if Mieke, that was Our Lady, had been afraid that she had gone back to the church in such a hurry.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one had seen them before in Antwerp, no one ever saw them again.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Young beggars and ragamuffins, and some grown men among them, that nobody knew were in front of the choir, making certain signs and grimaces one to another.
Notre
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From this reading Ulenspiegel and Lamme went into Notre Dame.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Young beggars and ragamuffins, and some grown men among them, that nobody knew were in front of the choir, making certain signs and grimaces one to another.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Young beggars and ragamuffins, and some grown men among them, that nobody knew were in front of the choir, making certain signs and grimaces one to another.
onion
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From this reading One of them, with a face like a burned onion, asked if Mieke, that was Our Lady, had been afraid that she had gone back to the church in such a hurry.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading One of them, with a face like a burned onion, asked if Mieke, that was Our Lady, had been afraid that she had gone back to the church in such a hurry.
ragamuffins
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From this reading Young beggars and ragamuffins, and some grown men among them, that nobody knew were in front of the choir, making certain signs and grimaces one to another.
saw
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From this reading No one had seen them before in Antwerp, no one ever saw them again.
seen
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From this reading No one had seen them before in Antwerp, no one ever saw them again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One of them, with a face like a burned onion, asked if Mieke, that was Our Lady, had been afraid that she had gone back to the church in such a hurry.
signs
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From this reading Young beggars and ragamuffins, and some grown men among them, that nobody knew were in front of the choir, making certain signs and grimaces one to another.
some
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From this reading Young beggars and ragamuffins, and some grown men among them, that nobody knew were in front of the choir, making certain signs and grimaces one to another.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading One of them, with a face like a burned onion, asked if Mieke, that was Our Lady, had been afraid that she had gone back to the church in such a hurry.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Young beggars and ragamuffins, and some grown men among them, that nobody knew were in front of the choir, making certain signs and grimaces one to another.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Young beggars and ragamuffins, and some grown men among them, that nobody knew were in front of the choir, making certain signs and grimaces one to another.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Young beggars and ragamuffins, and some grown men among them, that nobody knew were in front of the choir, making certain signs and grimaces one to another.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were making a great din with feet and tongues.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Young beggars and ragamuffins, and some grown men among them, that nobody knew were in front of the choir, making certain signs and grimaces one to another.
tongues
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From this reading They were making a great din with feet and tongues.
Ulenspiegel
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From this reading Ulenspiegel and Lamme went into Notre Dame.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of them, with a face like a burned onion, asked if Mieke, that was Our Lady, had been afraid that she had gone back to the church in such a hurry.
went
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From this reading Ulenspiegel and Lamme went into Notre Dame.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Young beggars and ragamuffins, and some grown men among them, that nobody knew were in front of the choir, making certain signs and grimaces one to another.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were making a great din with feet and tongues.
Young
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From this reading Young beggars and ragamuffins, and some grown men among them, that nobody knew were in front of the choir, making certain signs and grimaces one to another.
