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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
acted
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From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Well, well, one is never to give an opinion, I suppose," grumbled the portrait.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it woke Hjalmar.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hjalmar nodded, and then sprang out of bed, and turned his great-grandfather's portrait to the wall, so that it might not interrupt them as it had done yesterday.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
bed
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From this reading Hjalmar nodded, and then sprang out of bed, and turned his great-grandfather's portrait to the wall, so that it might not interrupt them as it had done yesterday.
chickseed
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From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
chickweed
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From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
courted
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From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
darning
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From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hjalmar nodded, and then sprang out of bed, and turned his great-grandfather's portrait to the wall, so that it might not interrupt them as it had done yesterday.
embroidery
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From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
evening
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From this reading SUNDAY "Good evening," said Ole-Luk-Oie.
fancied
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From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
five
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From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
give
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From this reading "Well, well, one is never to give an opinion, I suppose," grumbled the portrait.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SUNDAY "Good evening," said Ole-Luk-Oie.
great-grandfather's
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From this reading Hjalmar nodded, and then sprang out of bed, and turned his great-grandfather's portrait to the wall, so that it might not interrupt them as it had done yesterday.
green
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From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
grumbled
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From this reading "Well, well, one is never to give an opinion, I suppose," grumbled the portrait.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hjalmar nodded, and then sprang out of bed, and turned his great-grandfather's portrait to the wall, so that it might not interrupt them as it had done yesterday.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hjalmar nodded, and then sprang out of bed, and turned his great-grandfather's portrait to the wall, so that it might not interrupt them as it had done yesterday.
Hjalmar
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From this reading And it woke Hjalmar.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, well, one is never to give an opinion, I suppose," grumbled the portrait.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
interrupt
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From this reading Hjalmar nodded, and then sprang out of bed, and turned his great-grandfather's portrait to the wall, so that it might not interrupt them as it had done yesterday.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, well, one is never to give an opinion, I suppose," grumbled the portrait.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it woke Hjalmar.
lived
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From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Hjalmar nodded, and then sprang out of bed, and turned his great-grandfather's portrait to the wall, so that it might not interrupt them as it had done yesterday.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
needle
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From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, well, one is never to give an opinion, I suppose," grumbled the portrait.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hjalmar nodded, and then sprang out of bed, and turned his great-grandfather's portrait to the wall, so that it might not interrupt them as it had done yesterday.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hjalmar nodded, and then sprang out of bed, and turned his great-grandfather's portrait to the wall, so that it might not interrupt them as it had done yesterday.
Now
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From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hjalmar nodded, and then sprang out of bed, and turned his great-grandfather's portrait to the wall, so that it might not interrupt them as it had done yesterday.
Ole-Luk-Oie
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From this reading SUNDAY "Good evening," said Ole-Luk-Oie.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Well, well, one is never to give an opinion, I suppose," grumbled the portrait.
opinion
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From this reading "Well, well, one is never to give an opinion, I suppose," grumbled the portrait.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
out
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From this reading Hjalmar nodded, and then sprang out of bed, and turned his great-grandfather's portrait to the wall, so that it might not interrupt them as it had done yesterday.
peas
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From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
pod
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From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
portrait
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From this reading "Well, well, one is never to give an opinion, I suppose," grumbled the portrait.
proudly
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From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
said
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From this reading SUNDAY "Good evening," said Ole-Luk-Oie.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Hjalmar nodded, and then sprang out of bed, and turned his great-grandfather's portrait to the wall, so that it might not interrupt them as it had done yesterday.
some
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From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
sprang
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From this reading Hjalmar nodded, and then sprang out of bed, and turned his great-grandfather's portrait to the wall, so that it might not interrupt them as it had done yesterday.
stories
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From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
SUNDAY
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From this reading SUNDAY "Good evening," said Ole-Luk-Oie.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well, well, one is never to give an opinion, I suppose," grumbled the portrait.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hjalmar nodded, and then sprang out of bed, and turned his great-grandfather's portrait to the wall, so that it might not interrupt them as it had done yesterday.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, well, one is never to give an opinion, I suppose," grumbled the portrait.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hjalmar nodded, and then sprang out of bed, and turned his great-grandfather's portrait to the wall, so that it might not interrupt them as it had done yesterday.
then
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From this reading Hjalmar nodded, and then sprang out of bed, and turned his great-grandfather's portrait to the wall, so that it might not interrupt them as it had done yesterday.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, well, one is never to give an opinion, I suppose," grumbled the portrait.
turned
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From this reading Hjalmar nodded, and then sprang out of bed, and turned his great-grandfather's portrait to the wall, so that it might not interrupt them as it had done yesterday.
wall
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From this reading Hjalmar nodded, and then sprang out of bed, and turned his great-grandfather's portrait to the wall, so that it might not interrupt them as it had done yesterday.
Well
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From this reading "Well, well, one is never to give an opinion, I suppose," grumbled the portrait.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
woke
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From this reading And it woke Hjalmar.
yesterday
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From this reading Hjalmar nodded, and then sprang out of bed, and turned his great-grandfather's portrait to the wall, so that it might not interrupt them as it had done yesterday.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now," said he, "you must tell me some stories about five green peas that lived in one pod; or of the chickseed that courted the chickweed; or of the darning needle, who acted so proudly because she fancied herself an embroidery needle."
