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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 King and Queen of Hearts were seat-ed on their throne when Al-ice and the Gry-phon came up, with a great crowd a-bout them.
a-bout
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From this reading The King and Queen of Hearts were seat-ed on their throne when Al-ice and the Gry-phon came up, with a great crowd a-bout them.
Al-ice
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From this reading The King and Queen of Hearts were seat-ed on their throne when Al-ice and the Gry-phon came up, with a great crowd a-bout them.
all
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From this reading There were all sorts of small birds and beasts, as well as the whole pack of cards.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The King and Queen of Hearts were seat-ed on their throne when Al-ice and the Gry-phon came up, with a great crowd a-bout them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were all sorts of small birds and beasts, as well as the whole pack of cards.
beasts
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From this reading There were all sorts of small birds and beasts, as well as the whole pack of cards.
birds
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From this reading There were all sorts of small birds and beasts, as well as the whole pack of cards.
came
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From this reading The King and Queen of Hearts were seat-ed on their throne when Al-ice and the Gry-phon came up, with a great crowd a-bout them.
cards
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From this reading There were all sorts of small birds and beasts, as well as the whole pack of cards.
chains
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From this reading The Knave stood in front of them in chains, with a sol-dier on each side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rab-bit, with a trum-pet in one hand and a roll of pa-per in the other.
court
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From this reading In the mid-dle of the court was a ta-ble with a large dish of tarts on it.
crowd
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From this reading The King and Queen of Hearts were seat-ed on their throne when Al-ice and the Gry-phon came up, with a great crowd a-bout them.
dish
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From this reading In the mid-dle of the court was a ta-ble with a large dish of tarts on it.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The Knave stood in front of them in chains, with a sol-dier on each side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rab-bit, with a trum-pet in one hand and a roll of pa-per in the other.
front
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From this reading The Knave stood in front of them in chains, with a sol-dier on each side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rab-bit, with a trum-pet in one hand and a roll of pa-per in the other.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The King and Queen of Hearts were seat-ed on their throne when Al-ice and the Gry-phon came up, with a great crowd a-bout them.
Gry-phon
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From this reading The King and Queen of Hearts were seat-ed on their throne when Al-ice and the Gry-phon came up, with a great crowd a-bout them.
guard
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From this reading The Knave stood in front of them in chains, with a sol-dier on each side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rab-bit, with a trum-pet in one hand and a roll of pa-per in the other.
hand
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From this reading The Knave stood in front of them in chains, with a sol-dier on each side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rab-bit, with a trum-pet in one hand and a roll of pa-per in the other.
Hearts
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From this reading The King and Queen of Hearts were seat-ed on their throne when Al-ice and the Gry-phon came up, with a great crowd a-bout them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Knave stood in front of them in chains, with a sol-dier on each side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rab-bit, with a trum-pet in one hand and a roll of pa-per in the other.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Knave stood in front of them in chains, with a sol-dier on each side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rab-bit, with a trum-pet in one hand and a roll of pa-per in the other.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the mid-dle of the court was a ta-ble with a large dish of tarts on it.
King
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From this reading The King and Queen of Hearts were seat-ed on their throne when Al-ice and the Gry-phon came up, with a great crowd a-bout them.
Knave
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From this reading The Knave stood in front of them in chains, with a sol-dier on each side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rab-bit, with a trum-pet in one hand and a roll of pa-per in the other.
large
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From this reading In the mid-dle of the court was a ta-ble with a large dish of tarts on it.
mid-dle
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From this reading In the mid-dle of the court was a ta-ble with a large dish of tarts on it.
near
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From this reading The Knave stood in front of them in chains, with a sol-dier on each side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rab-bit, with a trum-pet in one hand and a roll of pa-per in the other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The King and Queen of Hearts were seat-ed on their throne when Al-ice and the Gry-phon came up, with a great crowd a-bout them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The King and Queen of Hearts were seat-ed on their throne when Al-ice and the Gry-phon came up, with a great crowd a-bout them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Knave stood in front of them in chains, with a sol-dier on each side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rab-bit, with a trum-pet in one hand and a roll of pa-per in the other.
other
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From this reading The Knave stood in front of them in chains, with a sol-dier on each side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rab-bit, with a trum-pet in one hand and a roll of pa-per in the other.
pa-per
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From this reading The Knave stood in front of them in chains, with a sol-dier on each side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rab-bit, with a trum-pet in one hand and a roll of pa-per in the other.
pack
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From this reading There were all sorts of small birds and beasts, as well as the whole pack of cards.
Queen
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From this reading The King and Queen of Hearts were seat-ed on their throne when Al-ice and the Gry-phon came up, with a great crowd a-bout them.
Rab-bit
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From this reading The Knave stood in front of them in chains, with a sol-dier on each side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rab-bit, with a trum-pet in one hand and a roll of pa-per in the other.
roll
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From this reading The Knave stood in front of them in chains, with a sol-dier on each side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rab-bit, with a trum-pet in one hand and a roll of pa-per in the other.
seat-ed
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From this reading The King and Queen of Hearts were seat-ed on their throne when Al-ice and the Gry-phon came up, with a great crowd a-bout them.
side
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From this reading The Knave stood in front of them in chains, with a sol-dier on each side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rab-bit, with a trum-pet in one hand and a roll of pa-per in the other.
small
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From this reading There were all sorts of small birds and beasts, as well as the whole pack of cards.
sol-dier
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From this reading The Knave stood in front of them in chains, with a sol-dier on each side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rab-bit, with a trum-pet in one hand and a roll of pa-per in the other.
sorts
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From this reading There were all sorts of small birds and beasts, as well as the whole pack of cards.
STOLE
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From this reading WHO STOLE THE TARTS?
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Knave stood in front of them in chains, with a sol-dier on each side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rab-bit, with a trum-pet in one hand and a roll of pa-per in the other.
ta-ble
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From this reading In the mid-dle of the court was a ta-ble with a large dish of tarts on it.
TARTS
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From this reading WHO STOLE THE TARTS?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHO STOLE THE TARTS?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The King and Queen of Hearts were seat-ed on their throne when Al-ice and the Gry-phon came up, with a great crowd a-bout them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The King and Queen of Hearts were seat-ed on their throne when Al-ice and the Gry-phon came up, with a great crowd a-bout them.
There
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From this reading There were all sorts of small birds and beasts, as well as the whole pack of cards.
throne
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From this reading The King and Queen of Hearts were seat-ed on their throne when Al-ice and the Gry-phon came up, with a great crowd a-bout them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Knave stood in front of them in chains, with a sol-dier on each side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rab-bit, with a trum-pet in one hand and a roll of pa-per in the other.
trum-pet
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From this reading The Knave stood in front of them in chains, with a sol-dier on each side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rab-bit, with a trum-pet in one hand and a roll of pa-per in the other.
up
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From this reading The King and Queen of Hearts were seat-ed on their throne when Al-ice and the Gry-phon came up, with a great crowd a-bout them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Knave stood in front of them in chains, with a sol-dier on each side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rab-bit, with a trum-pet in one hand and a roll of pa-per in the other.
well
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From this reading There were all sorts of small birds and beasts, as well as the whole pack of cards.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The King and Queen of Hearts were seat-ed on their throne when Al-ice and the Gry-phon came up, with a great crowd a-bout them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The King and Queen of Hearts were seat-ed on their throne when Al-ice and the Gry-phon came up, with a great crowd a-bout them.
White
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From this reading The Knave stood in front of them in chains, with a sol-dier on each side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rab-bit, with a trum-pet in one hand and a roll of pa-per in the other.
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading WHO STOLE THE TARTS?
whole
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From this reading There were all sorts of small birds and beasts, as well as the whole pack of cards.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The King and Queen of Hearts were seat-ed on their throne when Al-ice and the Gry-phon came up, with a great crowd a-bout them.
