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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 LION demanded the daughter of a woodcutter in marriage.
accept
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From this reading He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both.
afraid
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From this reading The Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request, hit upon this expedient to rid himself of his importunities.
allow
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From this reading He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request, hit upon this expedient to rid himself of his importunities.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both.
assented
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From this reading The Lion cheerfully assented to the proposal.
away
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From this reading But when the toothless, clawless Lion returned to repeat his request, the Woodman, no longer afraid, set upon him with his club, and drove him away into the forest.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when the toothless, clawless Lion returned to repeat his request, the Woodman, no longer afraid, set upon him with his club, and drove him away into the forest.
cheerfully
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From this reading The Lion cheerfully assented to the proposal.
clawless
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From this reading But when the toothless, clawless Lion returned to repeat his request, the Woodman, no longer afraid, set upon him with his club, and drove him away into the forest.
claws
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From this reading He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both.
club
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From this reading But when the toothless, clawless Lion returned to repeat his request, the Woodman, no longer afraid, set upon him with his club, and drove him away into the forest.
condition
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From this reading He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both.
cut
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From this reading He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both.
daughter
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From this reading A LION demanded the daughter of a woodcutter in marriage.
demanded
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From this reading A LION demanded the daughter of a woodcutter in marriage.
drove
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From this reading But when the toothless, clawless Lion returned to repeat his request, the Woodman, no longer afraid, set upon him with his club, and drove him away into the forest.
expedient
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From this reading The Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request, hit upon this expedient to rid himself of his importunities.
expressed
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From this reading He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both.
extract
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From this reading He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both.
Father
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From this reading The Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request, hit upon this expedient to rid himself of his importunities.
fearfully
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From this reading He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both.
forest
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From this reading But when the toothless, clawless Lion returned to repeat his request, the Woodman, no longer afraid, set upon him with his club, and drove him away into the forest.
grant
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From this reading The Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request, hit upon this expedient to rid himself of his importunities.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request, hit upon this expedient to rid himself of his importunities.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request, hit upon this expedient to rid himself of his importunities.
hit
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From this reading The Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request, hit upon this expedient to rid himself of his importunities.
importunities
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From this reading The Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request, hit upon this expedient to rid himself of his importunities.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A LION demanded the daughter of a woodcutter in marriage.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But when the toothless, clawless Lion returned to repeat his request, the Woodman, no longer afraid, set upon him with his club, and drove him away into the forest.
LIONnounUS /ˈlaɪən/
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading A LION demanded the daughter of a woodcutter in marriage.
longer
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From this reading But when the toothless, clawless Lion returned to repeat his request, the Woodman, no longer afraid, set upon him with his club, and drove him away into the forest.
marriage
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From this reading A LION demanded the daughter of a woodcutter in marriage.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But when the toothless, clawless Lion returned to repeat his request, the Woodman, no longer afraid, set upon him with his club, and drove him away into the forest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LION demanded the daughter of a woodcutter in marriage.
off
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From this reading He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both.
proposal
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From this reading The Lion cheerfully assented to the proposal.
refuse
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From this reading The Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request, hit upon this expedient to rid himself of his importunities.
repeat
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From this reading But when the toothless, clawless Lion returned to repeat his request, the Woodman, no longer afraid, set upon him with his club, and drove him away into the forest.
request
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From this reading The Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request, hit upon this expedient to rid himself of his importunities.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But when the toothless, clawless Lion returned to repeat his request, the Woodman, no longer afraid, set upon him with his club, and drove him away into the forest.
rid
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From this reading The Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request, hit upon this expedient to rid himself of his importunities.
set
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From this reading But when the toothless, clawless Lion returned to repeat his request, the Woodman, no longer afraid, set upon him with his club, and drove him away into the forest.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both.
suitor
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From this reading He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both.
teeth
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From this reading He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LION demanded the daughter of a woodcutter in marriage.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request, hit upon this expedient to rid himself of his importunities.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request, hit upon this expedient to rid himself of his importunities.
toothless
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From this reading But when the toothless, clawless Lion returned to repeat his request, the Woodman, no longer afraid, set upon him with his club, and drove him away into the forest.
unwilling
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From this reading The Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request, hit upon this expedient to rid himself of his importunities.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request, hit upon this expedient to rid himself of his importunities.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when the toothless, clawless Lion returned to repeat his request, the Woodman, no longer afraid, set upon him with his club, and drove him away into the forest.
willingness
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From this reading He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But when the toothless, clawless Lion returned to repeat his request, the Woodman, no longer afraid, set upon him with his club, and drove him away into the forest.
woodcutternounUS /ˈwʊdˌkʌt.ər/
A person whose work is chopping down trees and gathering firewood.
From this reading A LION demanded the daughter of a woodcutter in marriage.
Woodman
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From this reading But when the toothless, clawless Lion returned to repeat his request, the Woodman, no longer afraid, set upon him with his club, and drove him away into the forest.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request, hit upon this expedient to rid himself of his importunities.
