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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 We have seen them standing in the middle of a warm room, and adorned with all sorts of beautiful things,--honey cakes, gilded apples, playthings, and many hundreds of wax tapers."
adorned
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From this reading We have seen them standing in the middle of a warm room, and adorned with all sorts of beautiful things,--honey cakes, gilded apples, playthings, and many hundreds of wax tapers."
all
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From this reading We have seen them standing in the middle of a warm room, and adorned with all sorts of beautiful things,--honey cakes, gilded apples, playthings, and many hundreds of wax tapers."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We know, we know," sang the sparrows; "we have looked in at the windows of the houses in the town, and we know what is done with them.
any
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From this reading "We did not see any more," said the sparrows; "but this was enough for us."
apples
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From this reading We have seen them standing in the middle of a warm room, and adorned with all sorts of beautiful things,--honey cakes, gilded apples, playthings, and many hundreds of wax tapers."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are dressed up in the most splendid manner.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And then," asked the fir-tree, trembling through all its branches, "and then what happens?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We know, we know," sang the sparrows; "we have looked in at the windows of the houses in the town, and we know what is done with them.
beautiful
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From this reading We have seen them standing in the middle of a warm room, and adorned with all sorts of beautiful things,--honey cakes, gilded apples, playthings, and many hundreds of wax tapers."
branches
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From this reading "And then," asked the fir-tree, trembling through all its branches, "and then what happens?"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "We did not see any more," said the sparrows; "but this was enough for us."
cakes
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From this reading We have seen them standing in the middle of a warm room, and adorned with all sorts of beautiful things,--honey cakes, gilded apples, playthings, and many hundreds of wax tapers."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "We did not see any more," said the sparrows; "but this was enough for us."
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We know, we know," sang the sparrows; "we have looked in at the windows of the houses in the town, and we know what is done with them.
dressed
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From this reading They are dressed up in the most splendid manner.
enough
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From this reading "We did not see any more," said the sparrows; "but this was enough for us."
fir-tree
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From this reading "And then," asked the fir-tree, trembling through all its branches, "and then what happens?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We did not see any more," said the sparrows; "but this was enough for us."
gilded
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From this reading We have seen them standing in the middle of a warm room, and adorned with all sorts of beautiful things,--honey cakes, gilded apples, playthings, and many hundreds of wax tapers."
happens
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From this reading "And then," asked the fir-tree, trembling through all its branches, "and then what happens?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We know, we know," sang the sparrows; "we have looked in at the windows of the houses in the town, and we know what is done with them.
honey
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From this reading We have seen them standing in the middle of a warm room, and adorned with all sorts of beautiful things,--honey cakes, gilded apples, playthings, and many hundreds of wax tapers."
houses
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From this reading "We know, we know," sang the sparrows; "we have looked in at the windows of the houses in the town, and we know what is done with them.
hundreds
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From this reading We have seen them standing in the middle of a warm room, and adorned with all sorts of beautiful things,--honey cakes, gilded apples, playthings, and many hundreds of wax tapers."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We know, we know," sang the sparrows; "we have looked in at the windows of the houses in the town, and we know what is done with them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We know, we know," sang the sparrows; "we have looked in at the windows of the houses in the town, and we know what is done with them.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "And then," asked the fir-tree, trembling through all its branches, "and then what happens?"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We know, we know," sang the sparrows; "we have looked in at the windows of the houses in the town, and we know what is done with them.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We know, we know," sang the sparrows; "we have looked in at the windows of the houses in the town, and we know what is done with them.
manner
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From this reading They are dressed up in the most splendid manner.
many
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From this reading We have seen them standing in the middle of a warm room, and adorned with all sorts of beautiful things,--honey cakes, gilded apples, playthings, and many hundreds of wax tapers."
middle
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From this reading We have seen them standing in the middle of a warm room, and adorned with all sorts of beautiful things,--honey cakes, gilded apples, playthings, and many hundreds of wax tapers."
more
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From this reading "We did not see any more," said the sparrows; "but this was enough for us."
most
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From this reading They are dressed up in the most splendid manner.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We did not see any more," said the sparrows; "but this was enough for us."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We know, we know," sang the sparrows; "we have looked in at the windows of the houses in the town, and we know what is done with them.
playthings
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From this reading We have seen them standing in the middle of a warm room, and adorned with all sorts of beautiful things,--honey cakes, gilded apples, playthings, and many hundreds of wax tapers."
room
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From this reading We have seen them standing in the middle of a warm room, and adorned with all sorts of beautiful things,--honey cakes, gilded apples, playthings, and many hundreds of wax tapers."
said
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From this reading "We did not see any more," said the sparrows; "but this was enough for us."
sangnounUS /sæŋ/
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading "We know, we know," sang the sparrows; "we have looked in at the windows of the houses in the town, and we know what is done with them.
see
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From this reading "We did not see any more," said the sparrows; "but this was enough for us."
seen
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From this reading We have seen them standing in the middle of a warm room, and adorned with all sorts of beautiful things,--honey cakes, gilded apples, playthings, and many hundreds of wax tapers."
sorts
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From this reading We have seen them standing in the middle of a warm room, and adorned with all sorts of beautiful things,--honey cakes, gilded apples, playthings, and many hundreds of wax tapers."
sparrows
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From this reading "We know, we know," sang the sparrows; "we have looked in at the windows of the houses in the town, and we know what is done with them.
splendid
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From this reading They are dressed up in the most splendid manner.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We have seen them standing in the middle of a warm room, and adorned with all sorts of beautiful things,--honey cakes, gilded apples, playthings, and many hundreds of wax tapers."
tapers
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From this reading We have seen them standing in the middle of a warm room, and adorned with all sorts of beautiful things,--honey cakes, gilded apples, playthings, and many hundreds of wax tapers."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We know, we know," sang the sparrows; "we have looked in at the windows of the houses in the town, and we know what is done with them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "We know, we know," sang the sparrows; "we have looked in at the windows of the houses in the town, and we know what is done with them.
then
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From this reading "And then," asked the fir-tree, trembling through all its branches, "and then what happens?"
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are dressed up in the most splendid manner.
things
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From this reading We have seen them standing in the middle of a warm room, and adorned with all sorts of beautiful things,--honey cakes, gilded apples, playthings, and many hundreds of wax tapers."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "We did not see any more," said the sparrows; "but this was enough for us."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "And then," asked the fir-tree, trembling through all its branches, "and then what happens?"
town
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From this reading "We know, we know," sang the sparrows; "we have looked in at the windows of the houses in the town, and we know what is done with them.
trembling
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From this reading "And then," asked the fir-tree, trembling through all its branches, "and then what happens?"
up
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From this reading They are dressed up in the most splendid manner.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We did not see any more," said the sparrows; "but this was enough for us."
warm
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From this reading We have seen them standing in the middle of a warm room, and adorned with all sorts of beautiful things,--honey cakes, gilded apples, playthings, and many hundreds of wax tapers."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We did not see any more," said the sparrows; "but this was enough for us."
wax
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From this reading We have seen them standing in the middle of a warm room, and adorned with all sorts of beautiful things,--honey cakes, gilded apples, playthings, and many hundreds of wax tapers."
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We know, we know," sang the sparrows; "we have looked in at the windows of the houses in the town, and we know what is done with them.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "We know, we know," sang the sparrows; "we have looked in at the windows of the houses in the town, and we know what is done with them.
windows
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From this reading "We know, we know," sang the sparrows; "we have looked in at the windows of the houses in the town, and we know what is done with them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "We know, we know," sang the sparrows; "we have looked in at the windows of the houses in the town, and we know what is done with them.
