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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 The Dog’s House IN THE WINTERTIME, a Dog curled up in as small a space as possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a house.
accommodate
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From this reading Now he considered that it would be neither an easy nor a necessary work to make himself such a house as would accommodate him.
account
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From this reading The Dog’s House IN THE WINTERTIME, a Dog curled up in as small a space as possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a house.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However when the summer returned again, he lay asleep stretched at his full length and appeared to himself to be of a great size.
agreed
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From this reading The North Wind and the Sun THE NORTH WIND and the Sun disputed as to which was the most powerful, and agreed that he should be declared the victor who could first strip a wayfaring man of his clothes.
all
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From this reading The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now he considered that it would be neither an easy nor a necessary work to make himself such a house as would accommodate him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However when the summer returned again, he lay asleep stretched at his full length and appeared to himself to be of a great size.
appeared
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From this reading However when the summer returned again, he lay asleep stretched at his full length and appeared to himself to be of a great size.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Dog’s House IN THE WINTERTIME, a Dog curled up in as small a space as possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a house.
asleep
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From this reading However when the summer returned again, he lay asleep stretched at his full length and appeared to himself to be of a great size.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading However when the summer returned again, he lay asleep stretched at his full length and appeared to himself to be of a great size.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading However when the summer returned again, he lay asleep stretched at his full length and appeared to himself to be of a great size.
blasts
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From this reading The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
blew
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From this reading The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
called
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From this reading The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
cloak
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From this reading The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
closer
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From this reading The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
clothes
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From this reading The North Wind and the Sun THE NORTH WIND and the Sun disputed as to which was the most powerful, and agreed that he should be declared the victor who could first strip a wayfaring man of his clothes.
cold
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From this reading The Dog’s House IN THE WINTERTIME, a Dog curled up in as small a space as possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a house.
considered
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From this reading Now he considered that it would be neither an easy nor a necessary work to make himself such a house as would accommodate him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The North Wind and the Sun THE NORTH WIND and the Sun disputed as to which was the most powerful, and agreed that he should be declared the victor who could first strip a wayfaring man of his clothes.
curled
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From this reading The Dog’s House IN THE WINTERTIME, a Dog curled up in as small a space as possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a house.
declared
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From this reading The North Wind and the Sun THE NORTH WIND and the Sun disputed as to which was the most powerful, and agreed that he should be declared the victor who could first strip a wayfaring man of his clothes.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading The Dog’s House IN THE WINTERTIME, a Dog curled up in as small a space as possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a house.
disputed
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From this reading The North Wind and the Sun THE NORTH WIND and the Sun disputed as to which was the most powerful, and agreed that he should be declared the victor who could first strip a wayfaring man of his clothes.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
Dog
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From this reading The Dog’s House IN THE WINTERTIME, a Dog curled up in as small a space as possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a house.
Dog's
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From this reading The Dog’s House IN THE WINTERTIME, a Dog curled up in as small a space as possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a house.
easy
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From this reading Now he considered that it would be neither an easy nor a necessary work to make himself such a house as would accommodate him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The North Wind and the Sun THE NORTH WIND and the Sun disputed as to which was the most powerful, and agreed that he should be declared the victor who could first strip a wayfaring man of his clothes.
full
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From this reading However when the summer returned again, he lay asleep stretched at his full length and appeared to himself to be of a great size.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However when the summer returned again, he lay asleep stretched at his full length and appeared to himself to be of a great size.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However when the summer returned again, he lay asleep stretched at his full length and appeared to himself to be of a great size.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now he considered that it would be neither an easy nor a necessary work to make himself such a house as would accommodate him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Dog’s House IN THE WINTERTIME, a Dog curled up in as small a space as possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading However when the summer returned again, he lay asleep stretched at his full length and appeared to himself to be of a great size.
hope
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From this reading The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
House
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From this reading The Dog’s House IN THE WINTERTIME, a Dog curled up in as small a space as possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a house.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However when the summer returned again, he lay asleep stretched at his full length and appeared to himself to be of a great size.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Dog’s House IN THE WINTERTIME, a Dog curled up in as small a space as possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now he considered that it would be neither an easy nor a necessary work to make himself such a house as would accommodate him.
keener
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From this reading The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
lay
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From this reading However when the summer returned again, he lay asleep stretched at his full length and appeared to himself to be of a great size.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading However when the summer returned again, he lay asleep stretched at his full length and appeared to himself to be of a great size.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Dog’s House IN THE WINTERTIME, a Dog curled up in as small a space as possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a house.
man
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From this reading The North Wind and the Sun THE NORTH WIND and the Sun disputed as to which was the most powerful, and agreed that he should be declared the victor who could first strip a wayfaring man of his clothes.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
most
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From this reading The North Wind and the Sun THE NORTH WIND and the Sun disputed as to which was the most powerful, and agreed that he should be declared the victor who could first strip a wayfaring man of his clothes.
necessary
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From this reading Now he considered that it would be neither an easy nor a necessary work to make himself such a house as would accommodate him.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Now he considered that it would be neither an easy nor a necessary work to make himself such a house as would accommodate him.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Now he considered that it would be neither an easy nor a necessary work to make himself such a house as would accommodate him.
North
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From this reading The North Wind and the Sun THE NORTH WIND and the Sun disputed as to which was the most powerful, and agreed that he should be declared the victor who could first strip a wayfaring man of his clothes.
Now
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From this reading Now he considered that it would be neither an easy nor a necessary work to make himself such a house as would accommodate him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Dog’s House IN THE WINTERTIME, a Dog curled up in as small a space as possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Dog’s House IN THE WINTERTIME, a Dog curled up in as small a space as possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a house.
possible
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From this reading The Dog’s House IN THE WINTERTIME, a Dog curled up in as small a space as possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a house.
power
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From this reading The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
powerful
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From this reading The North Wind and the Sun THE NORTH WIND and the Sun disputed as to which was the most powerful, and agreed that he should be declared the victor who could first strip a wayfaring man of his clothes.
resigning
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From this reading The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading However when the summer returned again, he lay asleep stretched at his full length and appeared to himself to be of a great size.
see
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From this reading The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The North Wind and the Sun THE NORTH WIND and the Sun disputed as to which was the most powerful, and agreed that he should be declared the victor who could first strip a wayfaring man of his clothes.
size
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From this reading However when the summer returned again, he lay asleep stretched at his full length and appeared to himself to be of a great size.
small
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From this reading The Dog’s House IN THE WINTERTIME, a Dog curled up in as small a space as possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a house.
space
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From this reading The Dog’s House IN THE WINTERTIME, a Dog curled up in as small a space as possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a house.
stretched
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From this reading However when the summer returned again, he lay asleep stretched at his full length and appeared to himself to be of a great size.
strip
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From this reading The North Wind and the Sun THE NORTH WIND and the Sun disputed as to which was the most powerful, and agreed that he should be declared the victor who could first strip a wayfaring man of his clothes.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Now he considered that it would be neither an easy nor a necessary work to make himself such a house as would accommodate him.
summer
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From this reading However when the summer returned again, he lay asleep stretched at his full length and appeared to himself to be of a great size.
Sun
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From this reading The North Wind and the Sun THE NORTH WIND and the Sun disputed as to which was the most powerful, and agreed that he should be declared the victor who could first strip a wayfaring man of his clothes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now he considered that it would be neither an easy nor a necessary work to make himself such a house as would accommodate him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Dog’s House IN THE WINTERTIME, a Dog curled up in as small a space as possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Dog’s House IN THE WINTERTIME, a Dog curled up in as small a space as possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a house.
Traveler
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From this reading The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
tried
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From this reading The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
up
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From this reading The Dog’s House IN THE WINTERTIME, a Dog curled up in as small a space as possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a house.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
victor
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From this reading The North Wind and the Sun THE NORTH WIND and the Sun disputed as to which was the most powerful, and agreed that he should be declared the victor who could first strip a wayfaring man of his clothes.
victory
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From this reading The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The North Wind and the Sun THE NORTH WIND and the Sun disputed as to which was the most powerful, and agreed that he should be declared the victor who could first strip a wayfaring man of his clothes.
wayfaring
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From this reading The North Wind and the Sun THE NORTH WIND and the Sun disputed as to which was the most powerful, and agreed that he should be declared the victor who could first strip a wayfaring man of his clothes.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading However when the summer returned again, he lay asleep stretched at his full length and appeared to himself to be of a great size.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The North Wind and the Sun THE NORTH WIND and the Sun disputed as to which was the most powerful, and agreed that he should be declared the victor who could first strip a wayfaring man of his clothes.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The North Wind and the Sun THE NORTH WIND and the Sun disputed as to which was the most powerful, and agreed that he should be declared the victor who could first strip a wayfaring man of his clothes.
WindnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The North Wind and the Sun THE NORTH WIND and the Sun disputed as to which was the most powerful, and agreed that he should be declared the victor who could first strip a wayfaring man of his clothes.
WINTERTIME
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From this reading The Dog’s House IN THE WINTERTIME, a Dog curled up in as small a space as possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
work
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From this reading Now he considered that it would be neither an easy nor a necessary work to make himself such a house as would accommodate him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now he considered that it would be neither an easy nor a necessary work to make himself such a house as would accommodate him.
wrapped
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From this reading The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
