Chapter I
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them! They love me, too. When anything makes them afraid, they leap into me. They hide in some of my deep pools. Here is the shady woodland.
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One,
two,
three,
four,
five,
six,
seven,
eight,
of
them!
They
love
me,
too.
When
anything
makes
them
afraid,
they
leap
into
me.
They
hide
in
some
of
my
deep
pools.
Here
is
the
shady
woodland.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
One,
two,
three,
four,
five,
six,
seven,
eight,
of
them!
Line 2
They
love
me,
too.
Line 3
When
anything
makes
them
afraid,
they
leap
into
me.
Line 4
They
hide
in
some
of
my
deep
pools.
Line 5
Here
is
the
shady
woodland.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “When anything makes them afraid, they leap into me.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here is the shady woodland.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them!”
All words in this reading · 31
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afraid
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From this reading When anything makes them afraid, they leap into me.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading When anything makes them afraid, they leap into me.
deep
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From this reading They hide in some of my deep pools.
eight
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From this reading One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them!
five
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From this reading One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them!
four
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From this reading One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them!
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is the shady woodland.
hide
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From this reading They hide in some of my deep pools.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They hide in some of my deep pools.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When anything makes them afraid, they leap into me.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is the shady woodland.
leap
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From this reading When anything makes them afraid, they leap into me.
love
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From this reading They love me, too.
makes
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From this reading When anything makes them afraid, they leap into me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They love me, too.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They hide in some of my deep pools.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them!
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them!
pools
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From this reading They hide in some of my deep pools.
seven
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From this reading One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them!
shady
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From this reading Here is the shady woodland.
six
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From this reading One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them!
some
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From this reading They hide in some of my deep pools.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here is the shady woodland.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them!
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They love me, too.
three
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From this reading One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them!
too
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From this reading They love me, too.
two
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From this reading One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them!
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When anything makes them afraid, they leap into me.
woodland
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From this reading Here is the shady woodland.