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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 Especially good for such work was Mr. Mole, and his children all copied him, and were a great help.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mrs. Meadow Mouse and Mrs. Mole didn’t care about moving, but when they were told that their heads would be chopped off if they didn’t, they hurried along!
all
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From this reading “Pretty soon Mr. Meadow Mouse and Mr. Mole were off for the next meadow, where the Fairy Queen told them they’d be safe, and all their children with them.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Mrs. Meadow Mouse and Mrs. Mole didn’t care about moving, but when they were told that their heads would be chopped off if they didn’t, they hurried along!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Pretty soon Mr. Meadow Mouse and Mr. Mole were off for the next meadow, where the Fairy Queen told them they’d be safe, and all their children with them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “‘I cannot be seen, I’m the Fairy Queen.’
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And when they got to the next meadow, they began to burrow in the ground and dig it up with their little noses.
burrow
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From this reading “And when they got to the next meadow, they began to burrow in the ground and dig it up with their little noses.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. Meadow Mouse and Mrs. Mole didn’t care about moving, but when they were told that their heads would be chopped off if they didn’t, they hurried along!
cannot
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From this reading “‘I cannot be seen, I’m the Fairy Queen.’
care
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From this reading Mrs. Meadow Mouse and Mrs. Mole didn’t care about moving, but when they were told that their heads would be chopped off if they didn’t, they hurried along!
children
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From this reading “Pretty soon Mr. Meadow Mouse and Mr. Mole were off for the next meadow, where the Fairy Queen told them they’d be safe, and all their children with them.
chopped
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From this reading Mrs. Meadow Mouse and Mrs. Mole didn’t care about moving, but when they were told that their heads would be chopped off if they didn’t, they hurried along!
copied
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From this reading Especially good for such work was Mr. Mole, and his children all copied him, and were a great help.”
didn't
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From this reading Mrs. Meadow Mouse and Mrs. Mole didn’t care about moving, but when they were told that their heads would be chopped off if they didn’t, they hurried along!
dig
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From this reading “And when they got to the next meadow, they began to burrow in the ground and dig it up with their little noses.
Especially
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From this reading Especially good for such work was Mr. Mole, and his children all copied him, and were a great help.”
Fairy
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From this reading “‘I cannot be seen, I’m the Fairy Queen.’
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Pretty soon Mr. Meadow Mouse and Mr. Mole were off for the next meadow, where the Fairy Queen told them they’d be safe, and all their children with them.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Especially good for such work was Mr. Mole, and his children all copied him, and were a great help.”
got
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From this reading “And when they got to the next meadow, they began to burrow in the ground and dig it up with their little noses.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Especially good for such work was Mr. Mole, and his children all copied him, and were a great help.”
ground
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From this reading “And when they got to the next meadow, they began to burrow in the ground and dig it up with their little noses.
heads
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From this reading Mrs. Meadow Mouse and Mrs. Mole didn’t care about moving, but when they were told that their heads would be chopped off if they didn’t, they hurried along!
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Especially good for such work was Mr. Mole, and his children all copied him, and were a great help.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Especially good for such work was Mr. Mole, and his children all copied him, and were a great help.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Especially good for such work was Mr. Mole, and his children all copied him, and were a great help.”
hurried
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From this reading Mrs. Meadow Mouse and Mrs. Mole didn’t care about moving, but when they were told that their heads would be chopped off if they didn’t, they hurried along!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “‘I cannot be seen, I’m the Fairy Queen.’
I'm
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From this reading “‘I cannot be seen, I’m the Fairy Queen.’
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mrs. Meadow Mouse and Mrs. Mole didn’t care about moving, but when they were told that their heads would be chopped off if they didn’t, they hurried along!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And when they got to the next meadow, they began to burrow in the ground and dig it up with their little noses.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And when they got to the next meadow, they began to burrow in the ground and dig it up with their little noses.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And when they got to the next meadow, they began to burrow in the ground and dig it up with their little noses.
Meadow
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From this reading “Pretty soon Mr. Meadow Mouse and Mr. Mole were off for the next meadow, where the Fairy Queen told them they’d be safe, and all their children with them.
Mole
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From this reading “Pretty soon Mr. Meadow Mouse and Mr. Mole were off for the next meadow, where the Fairy Queen told them they’d be safe, and all their children with them.
Mouse
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From this reading “Pretty soon Mr. Meadow Mouse and Mr. Mole were off for the next meadow, where the Fairy Queen told them they’d be safe, and all their children with them.
moving
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From this reading Mrs. Meadow Mouse and Mrs. Mole didn’t care about moving, but when they were told that their heads would be chopped off if they didn’t, they hurried along!
Mr
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From this reading “Pretty soon Mr. Meadow Mouse and Mr. Mole were off for the next meadow, where the Fairy Queen told them they’d be safe, and all their children with them.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Meadow Mouse and Mrs. Mole didn’t care about moving, but when they were told that their heads would be chopped off if they didn’t, they hurried along!
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pretty soon Mr. Meadow Mouse and Mr. Mole were off for the next meadow, where the Fairy Queen told them they’d be safe, and all their children with them.
noses
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From this reading “And when they got to the next meadow, they began to burrow in the ground and dig it up with their little noses.
off
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From this reading “Pretty soon Mr. Meadow Mouse and Mr. Mole were off for the next meadow, where the Fairy Queen told them they’d be safe, and all their children with them.
Pretty
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From this reading “Pretty soon Mr. Meadow Mouse and Mr. Mole were off for the next meadow, where the Fairy Queen told them they’d be safe, and all their children with them.
Queen
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From this reading “‘I cannot be seen, I’m the Fairy Queen.’
safe
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From this reading “Pretty soon Mr. Meadow Mouse and Mr. Mole were off for the next meadow, where the Fairy Queen told them they’d be safe, and all their children with them.
seen
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From this reading “‘I cannot be seen, I’m the Fairy Queen.’
soon
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From this reading “Pretty soon Mr. Meadow Mouse and Mr. Mole were off for the next meadow, where the Fairy Queen told them they’d be safe, and all their children with them.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Especially good for such work was Mr. Mole, and his children all copied him, and were a great help.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Meadow Mouse and Mrs. Mole didn’t care about moving, but when they were told that their heads would be chopped off if they didn’t, they hurried along!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “‘I cannot be seen, I’m the Fairy Queen.’
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Pretty soon Mr. Meadow Mouse and Mr. Mole were off for the next meadow, where the Fairy Queen told them they’d be safe, and all their children with them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Pretty soon Mr. Meadow Mouse and Mr. Mole were off for the next meadow, where the Fairy Queen told them they’d be safe, and all their children with them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Meadow Mouse and Mrs. Mole didn’t care about moving, but when they were told that their heads would be chopped off if they didn’t, they hurried along!
they'd
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From this reading “Pretty soon Mr. Meadow Mouse and Mr. Mole were off for the next meadow, where the Fairy Queen told them they’d be safe, and all their children with them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And when they got to the next meadow, they began to burrow in the ground and dig it up with their little noses.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pretty soon Mr. Meadow Mouse and Mr. Mole were off for the next meadow, where the Fairy Queen told them they’d be safe, and all their children with them.
up
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From this reading “And when they got to the next meadow, they began to burrow in the ground and dig it up with their little noses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Especially good for such work was Mr. Mole, and his children all copied him, and were a great help.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Pretty soon Mr. Meadow Mouse and Mr. Mole were off for the next meadow, where the Fairy Queen told them they’d be safe, and all their children with them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mrs. Meadow Mouse and Mrs. Mole didn’t care about moving, but when they were told that their heads would be chopped off if they didn’t, they hurried along!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Pretty soon Mr. Meadow Mouse and Mr. Mole were off for the next meadow, where the Fairy Queen told them they’d be safe, and all their children with them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Pretty soon Mr. Meadow Mouse and Mr. Mole were off for the next meadow, where the Fairy Queen told them they’d be safe, and all their children with them.
work
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From this reading Especially good for such work was Mr. Mole, and his children all copied him, and were a great help.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mrs. Meadow Mouse and Mrs. Mole didn’t care about moving, but when they were told that their heads would be chopped off if they didn’t, they hurried along!
