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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 "Ah! that's the job for me," cried Emile; "I have studied mechanics a little--unwillingly, to be sure--and I don't believe that this cuckoo affair is very complicated."
able
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From this reading "Oh! it stopped three days ago," said Gilberte, "and I haven't been able to make it go.
affair
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From this reading "Ah! that's the job for me," cried Emile; "I have studied mechanics a little--unwillingly, to be sure--and I don't believe that this cuckoo affair is very complicated."
ago
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From this reading "Oh! it stopped three days ago," said Gilberte, "and I haven't been able to make it go.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah! that's the job for me," cried Emile; "I have studied mechanics a little--unwillingly, to be sure--and I don't believe that this cuckoo affair is very complicated."
air
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From this reading "Oh! let him break it if it amuses him," said Gilberte, with a good-natured air in which he could detect her father's easy-going heedlessness.
altogether
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From this reading "And suppose you break my clock altogether?" said Janille.
amuses
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From this reading "Oh! let him break it if it amuses him," said Gilberte, with a good-natured air in which he could detect her father's easy-going heedlessness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh! it stopped three days ago," said Gilberte, "and I haven't been able to make it go.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Ah! that's the job for me," cried Emile; "I have studied mechanics a little--unwillingly, to be sure--and I don't believe that this cuckoo affair is very complicated."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Oh! it stopped three days ago," said Gilberte, "and I haven't been able to make it go.
believe
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From this reading "Ah! that's the job for me," cried Emile; "I have studied mechanics a little--unwillingly, to be sure--and I don't believe that this cuckoo affair is very complicated."
break
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From this reading "And suppose you break my clock altogether?" said Janille.
broken
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From this reading I think there's something broken."
clock
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From this reading "And suppose you break my clock altogether?" said Janille.
complicated
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From this reading "Ah! that's the job for me," cried Emile; "I have studied mechanics a little--unwillingly, to be sure--and I don't believe that this cuckoo affair is very complicated."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Oh! let him break it if it amuses him," said Gilberte, with a good-natured air in which he could detect her father's easy-going heedlessness.
cried
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From this reading "Ah! that's the job for me," cried Emile; "I have studied mechanics a little--unwillingly, to be sure--and I don't believe that this cuckoo affair is very complicated."
cuckoo
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From this reading "Ah! that's the job for me," cried Emile; "I have studied mechanics a little--unwillingly, to be sure--and I don't believe that this cuckoo affair is very complicated."
days
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From this reading "Oh! it stopped three days ago," said Gilberte, "and I haven't been able to make it go.
detect
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From this reading "Oh! let him break it if it amuses him," said Gilberte, with a good-natured air in which he could detect her father's easy-going heedlessness.
don't
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From this reading "Ah! that's the job for me," cried Emile; "I have studied mechanics a little--unwillingly, to be sure--and I don't believe that this cuckoo affair is very complicated."
easy-going
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From this reading "Oh! let him break it if it amuses him," said Gilberte, with a good-natured air in which he could detect her father's easy-going heedlessness.
Emile
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From this reading "Ah! that's the job for me," cried Emile; "I have studied mechanics a little--unwillingly, to be sure--and I don't believe that this cuckoo affair is very complicated."
father's
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From this reading "Oh! let him break it if it amuses him," said Gilberte, with a good-natured air in which he could detect her father's easy-going heedlessness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Ah! that's the job for me," cried Emile; "I have studied mechanics a little--unwillingly, to be sure--and I don't believe that this cuckoo affair is very complicated."
Gilberte
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From this reading "Oh! it stopped three days ago," said Gilberte, "and I haven't been able to make it go.
go
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From this reading "Oh! it stopped three days ago," said Gilberte, "and I haven't been able to make it go.
good-natured
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From this reading "Oh! let him break it if it amuses him," said Gilberte, with a good-natured air in which he could detect her father's easy-going heedlessness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Ah! that's the job for me," cried Emile; "I have studied mechanics a little--unwillingly, to be sure--and I don't believe that this cuckoo affair is very complicated."
haven't
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From this reading "Oh! it stopped three days ago," said Gilberte, "and I haven't been able to make it go.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh! let him break it if it amuses him," said Gilberte, with a good-natured air in which he could detect her father's easy-going heedlessness.
heedlessness
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From this reading "Oh! let him break it if it amuses him," said Gilberte, with a good-natured air in which he could detect her father's easy-going heedlessness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh! let him break it if it amuses him," said Gilberte, with a good-natured air in which he could detect her father's easy-going heedlessness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh! let him break it if it amuses him," said Gilberte, with a good-natured air in which he could detect her father's easy-going heedlessness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh! it stopped three days ago," said Gilberte, "and I haven't been able to make it go.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Oh! let him break it if it amuses him," said Gilberte, with a good-natured air in which he could detect her father's easy-going heedlessness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh! let him break it if it amuses him," said Gilberte, with a good-natured air in which he could detect her father's easy-going heedlessness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah! that's the job for me," cried Emile; "I have studied mechanics a little--unwillingly, to be sure--and I don't believe that this cuckoo affair is very complicated."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh! it stopped three days ago," said Gilberte, "and I haven't been able to make it go.
Janille
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From this reading "And suppose you break my clock altogether?" said Janille.
job
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From this reading "Ah! that's the job for me," cried Emile; "I have studied mechanics a little--unwillingly, to be sure--and I don't believe that this cuckoo affair is very complicated."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Oh! let him break it if it amuses him," said Gilberte, with a good-natured air in which he could detect her father's easy-going heedlessness.
little
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From this reading "Ah! that's the job for me," cried Emile; "I have studied mechanics a little--unwillingly, to be sure--and I don't believe that this cuckoo affair is very complicated."
make
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From this reading "Oh! it stopped three days ago," said Gilberte, "and I haven't been able to make it go.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ah! that's the job for me," cried Emile; "I have studied mechanics a little--unwillingly, to be sure--and I don't believe that this cuckoo affair is very complicated."
mechanics
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From this reading "Ah! that's the job for me," cried Emile; "I have studied mechanics a little--unwillingly, to be sure--and I don't believe that this cuckoo affair is very complicated."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And suppose you break my clock altogether?" said Janille.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh! it stopped three days ago," said Gilberte, "and I haven't been able to make it go.
said
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From this reading "Oh! it stopped three days ago," said Gilberte, "and I haven't been able to make it go.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I think there's something broken."
stopped
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From this reading "Oh! it stopped three days ago," said Gilberte, "and I haven't been able to make it go.
studied
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From this reading "Ah! that's the job for me," cried Emile; "I have studied mechanics a little--unwillingly, to be sure--and I don't believe that this cuckoo affair is very complicated."
suppose
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From this reading "And suppose you break my clock altogether?" said Janille.
sure
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From this reading "Ah! that's the job for me," cried Emile; "I have studied mechanics a little--unwillingly, to be sure--and I don't believe that this cuckoo affair is very complicated."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ah! that's the job for me," cried Emile; "I have studied mechanics a little--unwillingly, to be sure--and I don't believe that this cuckoo affair is very complicated."
that's
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From this reading "Ah! that's the job for me," cried Emile; "I have studied mechanics a little--unwillingly, to be sure--and I don't believe that this cuckoo affair is very complicated."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ah! that's the job for me," cried Emile; "I have studied mechanics a little--unwillingly, to be sure--and I don't believe that this cuckoo affair is very complicated."
there's
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From this reading I think there's something broken."
think
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From this reading I think there's something broken."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Ah! that's the job for me," cried Emile; "I have studied mechanics a little--unwillingly, to be sure--and I don't believe that this cuckoo affair is very complicated."
three
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From this reading "Oh! it stopped three days ago," said Gilberte, "and I haven't been able to make it go.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh! it stopped three days ago," said Gilberte, "and I haven't been able to make it go.
unwillingly
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From this reading "Ah! that's the job for me," cried Emile; "I have studied mechanics a little--unwillingly, to be sure--and I don't believe that this cuckoo affair is very complicated."
very
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From this reading "Ah! that's the job for me," cried Emile; "I have studied mechanics a little--unwillingly, to be sure--and I don't believe that this cuckoo affair is very complicated."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Oh! let him break it if it amuses him," said Gilberte, with a good-natured air in which he could detect her father's easy-going heedlessness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh! let him break it if it amuses him," said Gilberte, with a good-natured air in which he could detect her father's easy-going heedlessness.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And suppose you break my clock altogether?" said Janille.
