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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 A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
afraid
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From this reading But when he saw him for the third time he was so far from being afraid that he went up to him and began to talk to him as if he had known him all his life.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a time he met him again, and was still rather frightened, but not nearly so much as he had been when he met him first.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a time he met him again, and was still rather frightened, but not nearly so much as he had been when he met him first.
all
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From this reading But when he saw him for the third time he was so far from being afraid that he went up to him and began to talk to him as if he had known him all his life.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTOR A Man once caught an Eagle, and after clipping his wings turned him loose among the fowls in his hen-house, where he moped in a corner, looking very dejected and forlorn.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTOR A Man once caught an Eagle, and after clipping his wings turned him loose among the fowls in his hen-house, where he moped in a corner, looking very dejected and forlorn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After a time he met him again, and was still rather frightened, but not nearly so much as he had been when he met him first.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After a time he met him again, and was still rather frightened, but not nearly so much as he had been when he met him first.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he saw him for the third time he was so far from being afraid that he went up to him and began to talk to him as if he had known him all his life.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But when he saw him for the third time he was so far from being afraid that he went up to him and began to talk to him as if he had known him all his life.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading After a time he met him again, and was still rather frightened, but not nearly so much as he had been when he met him first.
CAPTOR
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From this reading THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTOR A Man once caught an Eagle, and after clipping his wings turned him loose among the fowls in his hen-house, where he moped in a corner, looking very dejected and forlorn.
caught
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From this reading THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTOR A Man once caught an Eagle, and after clipping his wings turned him loose among the fowls in his hen-house, where he moped in a corner, looking very dejected and forlorn.
clipping
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From this reading THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTOR A Man once caught an Eagle, and after clipping his wings turned him loose among the fowls in his hen-house, where he moped in a corner, looking very dejected and forlorn.
corner
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From this reading THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTOR A Man once caught an Eagle, and after clipping his wings turned him loose among the fowls in his hen-house, where he moped in a corner, looking very dejected and forlorn.
day
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From this reading A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
dejected
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From this reading THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTOR A Man once caught an Eagle, and after clipping his wings turned him loose among the fowls in his hen-house, where he moped in a corner, looking very dejected and forlorn.
die
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From this reading A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
EAGLE
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From this reading THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTOR A Man once caught an Eagle, and after clipping his wings turned him loose among the fowls in his hen-house, where he moped in a corner, looking very dejected and forlorn.
enough
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From this reading After a while his Captor was glad enough to sell him to a neighbour, who took him home and let his wings grow again.
far
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From this reading But when he saw him for the third time he was so far from being afraid that he went up to him and began to talk to him as if he had known him all his life.
fear
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From this reading A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a time he met him again, and was still rather frightened, but not nearly so much as he had been when he met him first.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But when he saw him for the third time he was so far from being afraid that he went up to him and began to talk to him as if he had known him all his life.
forlorn
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From this reading THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTOR A Man once caught an Eagle, and after clipping his wings turned him loose among the fowls in his hen-house, where he moped in a corner, looking very dejected and forlorn.
fowls
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From this reading THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTOR A Man once caught an Eagle, and after clipping his wings turned him loose among the fowls in his hen-house, where he moped in a corner, looking very dejected and forlorn.
Fox
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From this reading A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
frightened
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From this reading After a time he met him again, and was still rather frightened, but not nearly so much as he had been when he met him first.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But when he saw him for the third time he was so far from being afraid that he went up to him and began to talk to him as if he had known him all his life.
glad
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From this reading After a while his Captor was glad enough to sell him to a neighbour, who took him home and let his wings grow again.
grow
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From this reading After a while his Captor was glad enough to sell him to a neighbour, who took him home and let his wings grow again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
hen-house
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From this reading THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTOR A Man once caught an Eagle, and after clipping his wings turned him loose among the fowls in his hen-house, where he moped in a corner, looking very dejected and forlorn.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But when he saw him for the third time he was so far from being afraid that he went up to him and began to talk to him as if he had known him all his life.
home
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From this reading After a while his Captor was glad enough to sell him to a neighbour, who took him home and let his wings grow again.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But when he saw him for the third time he was so far from being afraid that he went up to him and began to talk to him as if he had known him all his life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTOR A Man once caught an Eagle, and after clipping his wings turned him loose among the fowls in his hen-house, where he moped in a corner, looking very dejected and forlorn.
known
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From this reading But when he saw him for the third time he was so far from being afraid that he went up to him and began to talk to him as if he had known him all his life.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading After a while his Captor was glad enough to sell him to a neighbour, who took him home and let his wings grow again.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he saw him for the third time he was so far from being afraid that he went up to him and began to talk to him as if he had known him all his life.
Lion
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From this reading A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
looking
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From this reading THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTOR A Man once caught an Eagle, and after clipping his wings turned him loose among the fowls in his hen-house, where he moped in a corner, looking very dejected and forlorn.
loose
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From this reading THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTOR A Man once caught an Eagle, and after clipping his wings turned him loose among the fowls in his hen-house, where he moped in a corner, looking very dejected and forlorn.
Man
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From this reading THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTOR A Man once caught an Eagle, and after clipping his wings turned him loose among the fowls in his hen-house, where he moped in a corner, looking very dejected and forlorn.
met
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From this reading A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
moped
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From this reading THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTOR A Man once caught an Eagle, and after clipping his wings turned him loose among the fowls in his hen-house, where he moped in a corner, looking very dejected and forlorn.
much
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From this reading After a time he met him again, and was still rather frightened, but not nearly so much as he had been when he met him first.
nearly
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From this reading After a time he met him again, and was still rather frightened, but not nearly so much as he had been when he met him first.
neighbour
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From this reading After a while his Captor was glad enough to sell him to a neighbour, who took him home and let his wings grow again.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After a time he met him again, and was still rather frightened, but not nearly so much as he had been when he met him first.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
once
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From this reading THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTOR A Man once caught an Eagle, and after clipping his wings turned him loose among the fowls in his hen-house, where he moped in a corner, looking very dejected and forlorn.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
rather
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From this reading After a time he met him again, and was still rather frightened, but not nearly so much as he had been when he met him first.
ready
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From this reading A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
saw
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From this reading But when he saw him for the third time he was so far from being afraid that he went up to him and began to talk to him as if he had known him all his life.
seen
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From this reading A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
sell
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From this reading After a while his Captor was glad enough to sell him to a neighbour, who took him home and let his wings grow again.
sight
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From this reading A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a time he met him again, and was still rather frightened, but not nearly so much as he had been when he met him first.
talk
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From this reading But when he saw him for the third time he was so far from being afraid that he went up to him and began to talk to him as if he had known him all his life.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he saw him for the third time he was so far from being afraid that he went up to him and began to talk to him as if he had known him all his life.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a time he met him again, and was still rather frightened, but not nearly so much as he had been when he met him first.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a while his Captor was glad enough to sell him to a neighbour, who took him home and let his wings grow again.
turned
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From this reading THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTOR A Man once caught an Eagle, and after clipping his wings turned him loose among the fowls in his hen-house, where he moped in a corner, looking very dejected and forlorn.
up
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From this reading But when he saw him for the third time he was so far from being afraid that he went up to him and began to talk to him as if he had known him all his life.
very
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From this reading THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTOR A Man once caught an Eagle, and after clipping his wings turned him loose among the fowls in his hen-house, where he moped in a corner, looking very dejected and forlorn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he saw him for the third time he was so far from being afraid that he went up to him and began to talk to him as if he had known him all his life.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading After a time he met him again, and was still rather frightened, but not nearly so much as he had been when he met him first.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTOR A Man once caught an Eagle, and after clipping his wings turned him loose among the fowls in his hen-house, where he moped in a corner, looking very dejected and forlorn.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading After a while his Captor was glad enough to sell him to a neighbour, who took him home and let his wings grow again.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
wings
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From this reading THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTOR A Man once caught an Eagle, and after clipping his wings turned him loose among the fowls in his hen-house, where he moped in a corner, looking very dejected and forlorn.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A Fox who had never seen a Lion one day met one, and was so terrified at the sight of him that he was ready to die with fear.
