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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 An Ass found a Lion's Skin, and dressed himself up in it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then he went about frightening every one he met, for they all took him to be a lion, men and beasts alike, and took to their heels when they saw him coming.
afraid
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From this reading I, too, should have been afraid if I hadn't heard your voice."
alike
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From this reading Then he went about frightening every one he met, for they all took him to be a lion, men and beasts alike, and took to their heels when they saw him coming.
all
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From this reading Then he went about frightening every one he met, for they all took him to be a lion, men and beasts alike, and took to their heels when they saw him coming.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Ass found a Lion's Skin, and dressed himself up in it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An Ass found a Lion's Skin, and dressed himself up in it.
Ass
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From this reading An Ass found a Lion's Skin, and dressed himself up in it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Fox heard him, and recognised him at once for the Ass he was, and said to him, "Oho, my friend, it's you, is it?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then he went about frightening every one he met, for they all took him to be a lion, men and beasts alike, and took to their heels when they saw him coming.
beasts
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From this reading Then he went about frightening every one he met, for they all took him to be a lion, men and beasts alike, and took to their heels when they saw him coming.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I, too, should have been afraid if I hadn't heard your voice."
brayed
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From this reading Elated by the success of his trick, he loudly brayed in triumph.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Elated by the success of his trick, he loudly brayed in triumph.
coming
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From this reading Then he went about frightening every one he met, for they all took him to be a lion, men and beasts alike, and took to their heels when they saw him coming.
dressed
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From this reading An Ass found a Lion's Skin, and dressed himself up in it.
Elated
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From this reading Elated by the success of his trick, he loudly brayed in triumph.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Then he went about frightening every one he met, for they all took him to be a lion, men and beasts alike, and took to their heels when they saw him coming.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then he went about frightening every one he met, for they all took him to be a lion, men and beasts alike, and took to their heels when they saw him coming.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An Ass found a Lion's Skin, and dressed himself up in it.
Fox
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From this reading The Fox heard him, and recognised him at once for the Ass he was, and said to him, "Oho, my friend, it's you, is it?
friend
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From this reading The Fox heard him, and recognised him at once for the Ass he was, and said to him, "Oho, my friend, it's you, is it?
frightening
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From this reading Then he went about frightening every one he met, for they all took him to be a lion, men and beasts alike, and took to their heels when they saw him coming.
hadn't
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From this reading I, too, should have been afraid if I hadn't heard your voice."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I, too, should have been afraid if I hadn't heard your voice."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he went about frightening every one he met, for they all took him to be a lion, men and beasts alike, and took to their heels when they saw him coming.
heard
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From this reading The Fox heard him, and recognised him at once for the Ass he was, and said to him, "Oho, my friend, it's you, is it?
heels
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From this reading Then he went about frightening every one he met, for they all took him to be a lion, men and beasts alike, and took to their heels when they saw him coming.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he went about frightening every one he met, for they all took him to be a lion, men and beasts alike, and took to their heels when they saw him coming.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading An Ass found a Lion's Skin, and dressed himself up in it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Elated by the success of his trick, he loudly brayed in triumph.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I, too, should have been afraid if I hadn't heard your voice."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I, too, should have been afraid if I hadn't heard your voice."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An Ass found a Lion's Skin, and dressed himself up in it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Fox heard him, and recognised him at once for the Ass he was, and said to him, "Oho, my friend, it's you, is it?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading An Ass found a Lion's Skin, and dressed himself up in it.
it's
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From this reading The Fox heard him, and recognised him at once for the Ass he was, and said to him, "Oho, my friend, it's you, is it?
lion
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From this reading Then he went about frightening every one he met, for they all took him to be a lion, men and beasts alike, and took to their heels when they saw him coming.
Lion's
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From this reading An Ass found a Lion's Skin, and dressed himself up in it.
loudly
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From this reading Elated by the success of his trick, he loudly brayed in triumph.
men
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From this reading Then he went about frightening every one he met, for they all took him to be a lion, men and beasts alike, and took to their heels when they saw him coming.
met
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From this reading Then he went about frightening every one he met, for they all took him to be a lion, men and beasts alike, and took to their heels when they saw him coming.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Fox heard him, and recognised him at once for the Ass he was, and said to him, "Oho, my friend, it's you, is it?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Elated by the success of his trick, he loudly brayed in triumph.
Oho
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From this reading The Fox heard him, and recognised him at once for the Ass he was, and said to him, "Oho, my friend, it's you, is it?
once
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From this reading The Fox heard him, and recognised him at once for the Ass he was, and said to him, "Oho, my friend, it's you, is it?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then he went about frightening every one he met, for they all took him to be a lion, men and beasts alike, and took to their heels when they saw him coming.
recognised
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From this reading The Fox heard him, and recognised him at once for the Ass he was, and said to him, "Oho, my friend, it's you, is it?
said
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From this reading The Fox heard him, and recognised him at once for the Ass he was, and said to him, "Oho, my friend, it's you, is it?
saw
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From this reading Then he went about frightening every one he met, for they all took him to be a lion, men and beasts alike, and took to their heels when they saw him coming.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I, too, should have been afraid if I hadn't heard your voice."
Skin
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From this reading An Ass found a Lion's Skin, and dressed himself up in it.
success
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From this reading Elated by the success of his trick, he loudly brayed in triumph.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Elated by the success of his trick, he loudly brayed in triumph.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then he went about frightening every one he met, for they all took him to be a lion, men and beasts alike, and took to their heels when they saw him coming.
Then
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From this reading Then he went about frightening every one he met, for they all took him to be a lion, men and beasts alike, and took to their heels when they saw him coming.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he went about frightening every one he met, for they all took him to be a lion, men and beasts alike, and took to their heels when they saw him coming.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he went about frightening every one he met, for they all took him to be a lion, men and beasts alike, and took to their heels when they saw him coming.
too
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From this reading I, too, should have been afraid if I hadn't heard your voice."
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he went about frightening every one he met, for they all took him to be a lion, men and beasts alike, and took to their heels when they saw him coming.
trick
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From this reading Elated by the success of his trick, he loudly brayed in triumph.
triumph
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From this reading Elated by the success of his trick, he loudly brayed in triumph.
up
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From this reading An Ass found a Lion's Skin, and dressed himself up in it.
voice
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From this reading I, too, should have been afraid if I hadn't heard your voice."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Fox heard him, and recognised him at once for the Ass he was, and said to him, "Oho, my friend, it's you, is it?
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he went about frightening every one he met, for they all took him to be a lion, men and beasts alike, and took to their heels when they saw him coming.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Then he went about frightening every one he met, for they all took him to be a lion, men and beasts alike, and took to their heels when they saw him coming.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Fox heard him, and recognised him at once for the Ass he was, and said to him, "Oho, my friend, it's you, is it?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I, too, should have been afraid if I hadn't heard your voice."
