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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 He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bear seems to have had the wisest head, for he was again spokesman, and said, "It is useless for us to expect to be let in here; but you, my friend Mrs. Mouse, you can creep through anywhere--see, there is just a little hole at the bottom of the door.
agreed
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From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
all
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From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This was agreed upon; and when they got there they held another council.
any
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From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
anywhere
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From this reading The bear seems to have had the wisest head, for he was again spokesman, and said, "It is useless for us to expect to be let in here; but you, my friend Mrs. Mouse, you can creep through anywhere--see, there is just a little hole at the bottom of the door.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
bargain
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From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
Bear
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From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
beautiful
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From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
bottom
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From this reading The bear seems to have had the wisest head, for he was again spokesman, and said, "It is useless for us to expect to be let in here; but you, my friend Mrs. Mouse, you can creep through anywhere--see, there is just a little hole at the bottom of the door.
box
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From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The bear seems to have had the wisest head, for he was again spokesman, and said, "It is useless for us to expect to be let in here; but you, my friend Mrs. Mouse, you can creep through anywhere--see, there is just a little hole at the bottom of the door.
cannot
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From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
comfort
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From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
comfortless
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From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
compared
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From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
confessed
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From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
consulting
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From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
councilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was agreed upon; and when they got there they held another council.
creep
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From this reading The bear seems to have had the wisest head, for he was again spokesman, and said, "It is useless for us to expect to be let in here; but you, my friend Mrs. Mouse, you can creep through anywhere--see, there is just a little hole at the bottom of the door.
desert
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From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
door
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From this reading The bear seems to have had the wisest head, for he was again spokesman, and said, "It is useless for us to expect to be let in here; but you, my friend Mrs. Mouse, you can creep through anywhere--see, there is just a little hole at the bottom of the door.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading The bear seems to have had the wisest head, for he was again spokesman, and said, "It is useless for us to expect to be let in here; but you, my friend Mrs. Mouse, you can creep through anywhere--see, there is just a little hole at the bottom of the door.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The bear seems to have had the wisest head, for he was again spokesman, and said, "It is useless for us to expect to be let in here; but you, my friend Mrs. Mouse, you can creep through anywhere--see, there is just a little hole at the bottom of the door.
former
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From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
friend
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From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
friends
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From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
gave
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From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
get
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From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
go
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From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
got
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From this reading This was agreed upon; and when they got there they held another council.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
head
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From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
heart
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From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
held
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From this reading This was agreed upon; and when they got there they held another council.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bear seems to have had the wisest head, for he was again spokesman, and said, "It is useless for us to expect to be let in here; but you, my friend Mrs. Mouse, you can creep through anywhere--see, there is just a little hole at the bottom of the door.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
hole
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From this reading The bear seems to have had the wisest head, for he was again spokesman, and said, "It is useless for us to expect to be let in here; but you, my friend Mrs. Mouse, you can creep through anywhere--see, there is just a little hole at the bottom of the door.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bear seems to have had the wisest head, for he was again spokesman, and said, "It is useless for us to expect to be let in here; but you, my friend Mrs. Mouse, you can creep through anywhere--see, there is just a little hole at the bottom of the door.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
jug
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From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
just
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From this reading The bear seems to have had the wisest head, for he was again spokesman, and said, "It is useless for us to expect to be let in here; but you, my friend Mrs. Mouse, you can creep through anywhere--see, there is just a little hole at the bottom of the door.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bear seems to have had the wisest head, for he was again spokesman, and said, "It is useless for us to expect to be let in here; but you, my friend Mrs. Mouse, you can creep through anywhere--see, there is just a little hole at the bottom of the door.
live
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From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
loaf
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From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
lost
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From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
lucky
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From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
many
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From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
merchants
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From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
more
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From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
Mouse
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From this reading The bear seems to have had the wisest head, for he was again spokesman, and said, "It is useless for us to expect to be let in here; but you, my friend Mrs. Mouse, you can creep through anywhere--see, there is just a little hole at the bottom of the door.
Mrs
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From this reading The bear seems to have had the wisest head, for he was again spokesman, and said, "It is useless for us to expect to be let in here; but you, my friend Mrs. Mouse, you can creep through anywhere--see, there is just a little hole at the bottom of the door.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The bear seems to have had the wisest head, for he was again spokesman, and said, "It is useless for us to expect to be let in here; but you, my friend Mrs. Mouse, you can creep through anywhere--see, there is just a little hole at the bottom of the door.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
now
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From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
once
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From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
only
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From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
out
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From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
palace
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From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
position
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From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
rendered
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From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
said
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From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
see
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From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
seeing
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From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
seems
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From this reading The bear seems to have had the wisest head, for he was again spokesman, and said, "It is useless for us to expect to be let in here; but you, my friend Mrs. Mouse, you can creep through anywhere--see, there is just a little hole at the bottom of the door.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
sooner
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From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
splendournounUS /ˈsplendər/
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
spokesman
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From this reading The bear seems to have had the wisest head, for he was again spokesman, and said, "It is useless for us to expect to be let in here; but you, my friend Mrs. Mouse, you can creep through anywhere--see, there is just a little hole at the bottom of the door.
stone
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From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
there
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From this reading This was agreed upon; and when they got there they held another council.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
things
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From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The bear seems to have had the wisest head, for he was again spokesman, and said, "It is useless for us to expect to be let in here; but you, my friend Mrs. Mouse, you can creep through anywhere--see, there is just a little hole at the bottom of the door.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
try
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From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
ugly
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From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This was agreed upon; and when they got there they held another council.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
useless
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From this reading The bear seems to have had the wisest head, for he was again spokesman, and said, "It is useless for us to expect to be let in here; but you, my friend Mrs. Mouse, you can creep through anywhere--see, there is just a little hole at the bottom of the door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
water
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From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading His friends, however, did not desert him in his distress, but this time they could not open the box; and, after consulting, the Bear said, "I see we cannot do any good without the lucky stone, so let us go to the palace where the merchants now live and try to get it."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
wisest
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From this reading The bear seems to have had the wisest head, for he was again spokesman, and said, "It is useless for us to expect to be let in here; but you, my friend Mrs. Mouse, you can creep through anywhere--see, there is just a little hole at the bottom of the door.
wish
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From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Our friend, whose head, it must be confessed, was not as good as his heart, seeing so many beautiful things, agreed to the bargain at once, without thinking that he need only wish and he could have all those and more beautiful things.
worse
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From this reading He gave the merchants the stone; and it was no sooner out of his hands than he found himself in his former position, which was rendered worse when he compared all the splendour and comfort he had lost to his ugly comfortless box, with only a jug of water and one loaf.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The bear seems to have had the wisest head, for he was again spokesman, and said, "It is useless for us to expect to be let in here; but you, my friend Mrs. Mouse, you can creep through anywhere--see, there is just a little hole at the bottom of the door.
