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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 By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.
all
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From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You foller your nose and you'll get it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.
bridge
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From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.
By-and-by
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From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.
cottage
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From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.
cross
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From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.
don't
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From this reading "I don't mind.
foller
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From this reading You foller your nose and you'll get it.
get
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From this reading You foller your nose and you'll get it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't mind.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tell me where it is."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tell me where it is."
just
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From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me where it is."
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't mind.
nose
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From this reading You foller your nose and you'll get it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.
road
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From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.
side
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From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.
stream
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From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell me where it is."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well; there's the village yonder.
there's
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From this reading "Well; there's the village yonder.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.
village
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From this reading "Well; there's the village yonder.
Well
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From this reading "Well; there's the village yonder.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Tell me where it is."
yonder
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From this reading "Well; there's the village yonder.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You foller your nose and you'll get it.
you'll
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From this reading You foller your nose and you'll get it.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You foller your nose and you'll get it.