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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The swallow rose in the air and flew over forest and over sea--high above the highest mountains, covered with eternal snow.
admire
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From this reading Thumbelina would have been frozen in the cold air, but she crept under the bird's warm feathers, keeping her little head uncovered, so that she might admire the beautiful lands over which they passed.
air
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From this reading The swallow rose in the air and flew over forest and over sea--high above the highest mountains, covered with eternal snow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length they reached the warm countries, where the sun shines brightly and the sky seems so much higher above the earth.
back
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From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
beautiful
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From this reading Thumbelina would have been frozen in the cold air, but she crept under the bird's warm feathers, keeping her little head uncovered, so that she might admire the beautiful lands over which they passed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Thumbelina would have been frozen in the cold air, but she crept under the bird's warm feathers, keeping her little head uncovered, so that she might admire the beautiful lands over which they passed.
bird's
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From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
blossoms
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From this reading Here on the hedges and by the wayside grew purple, green, and white grapes, lemons and oranges hung from trees in the fields, and the air was fragrant with myrtles and orange blossoms.
brightly
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From this reading At length they reached the warm countries, where the sun shines brightly and the sky seems so much higher above the earth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thumbelina would have been frozen in the cold air, but she crept under the bird's warm feathers, keeping her little head uncovered, so that she might admire the beautiful lands over which they passed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here on the hedges and by the wayside grew purple, green, and white grapes, lemons and oranges hung from trees in the fields, and the air was fragrant with myrtles and orange blossoms.
cold
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From this reading Thumbelina would have been frozen in the cold air, but she crept under the bird's warm feathers, keeping her little head uncovered, so that she might admire the beautiful lands over which they passed.
countries
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From this reading At length they reached the warm countries, where the sun shines brightly and the sky seems so much higher above the earth.
covered
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From this reading The swallow rose in the air and flew over forest and over sea--high above the highest mountains, covered with eternal snow.
crept
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From this reading Thumbelina would have been frozen in the cold air, but she crept under the bird's warm feathers, keeping her little head uncovered, so that she might admire the beautiful lands over which they passed.
earth
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From this reading At length they reached the warm countries, where the sun shines brightly and the sky seems so much higher above the earth.
eternal
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From this reading The swallow rose in the air and flew over forest and over sea--high above the highest mountains, covered with eternal snow.
feathers
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From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
feet
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From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
fields
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From this reading Here on the hedges and by the wayside grew purple, green, and white grapes, lemons and oranges hung from trees in the fields, and the air was fragrant with myrtles and orange blossoms.
flew
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From this reading The swallow rose in the air and flew over forest and over sea--high above the highest mountains, covered with eternal snow.
forest
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From this reading The swallow rose in the air and flew over forest and over sea--high above the highest mountains, covered with eternal snow.
fragrant
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From this reading Here on the hedges and by the wayside grew purple, green, and white grapes, lemons and oranges hung from trees in the fields, and the air was fragrant with myrtles and orange blossoms.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Here on the hedges and by the wayside grew purple, green, and white grapes, lemons and oranges hung from trees in the fields, and the air was fragrant with myrtles and orange blossoms.
frozen
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From this reading Thumbelina would have been frozen in the cold air, but she crept under the bird's warm feathers, keeping her little head uncovered, so that she might admire the beautiful lands over which they passed.
girdle
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From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
go
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From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
grapes
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From this reading Here on the hedges and by the wayside grew purple, green, and white grapes, lemons and oranges hung from trees in the fields, and the air was fragrant with myrtles and orange blossoms.
green
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From this reading Here on the hedges and by the wayside grew purple, green, and white grapes, lemons and oranges hung from trees in the fields, and the air was fragrant with myrtles and orange blossoms.
grew
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From this reading Here on the hedges and by the wayside grew purple, green, and white grapes, lemons and oranges hung from trees in the fields, and the air was fragrant with myrtles and orange blossoms.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thumbelina would have been frozen in the cold air, but she crept under the bird's warm feathers, keeping her little head uncovered, so that she might admire the beautiful lands over which they passed.
head
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From this reading Thumbelina would have been frozen in the cold air, but she crept under the bird's warm feathers, keeping her little head uncovered, so that she might admire the beautiful lands over which they passed.
hedges
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From this reading Here on the hedges and by the wayside grew purple, green, and white grapes, lemons and oranges hung from trees in the fields, and the air was fragrant with myrtles and orange blossoms.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here on the hedges and by the wayside grew purple, green, and white grapes, lemons and oranges hung from trees in the fields, and the air was fragrant with myrtles and orange blossoms.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
high
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From this reading The swallow rose in the air and flew over forest and over sea--high above the highest mountains, covered with eternal snow.
higher
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From this reading At length they reached the warm countries, where the sun shines brightly and the sky seems so much higher above the earth.
highest
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From this reading The swallow rose in the air and flew over forest and over sea--high above the highest mountains, covered with eternal snow.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
hung
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From this reading Here on the hedges and by the wayside grew purple, green, and white grapes, lemons and oranges hung from trees in the fields, and the air was fragrant with myrtles and orange blossoms.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The swallow rose in the air and flew over forest and over sea--high above the highest mountains, covered with eternal snow.
keeping
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From this reading Thumbelina would have been frozen in the cold air, but she crept under the bird's warm feathers, keeping her little head uncovered, so that she might admire the beautiful lands over which they passed.
lands
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From this reading Thumbelina would have been frozen in the cold air, but she crept under the bird's warm feathers, keeping her little head uncovered, so that she might admire the beautiful lands over which they passed.
lemons
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From this reading Here on the hedges and by the wayside grew purple, green, and white grapes, lemons and oranges hung from trees in the fields, and the air was fragrant with myrtles and orange blossoms.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length they reached the warm countries, where the sun shines brightly and the sky seems so much higher above the earth.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thumbelina would have been frozen in the cold air, but she crept under the bird's warm feathers, keeping her little head uncovered, so that she might admire the beautiful lands over which they passed.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Thumbelina would have been frozen in the cold air, but she crept under the bird's warm feathers, keeping her little head uncovered, so that she might admire the beautiful lands over which they passed.
mountains
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From this reading The swallow rose in the air and flew over forest and over sea--high above the highest mountains, covered with eternal snow.
much
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From this reading At length they reached the warm countries, where the sun shines brightly and the sky seems so much higher above the earth.
myrtles
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From this reading Here on the hedges and by the wayside grew purple, green, and white grapes, lemons and oranges hung from trees in the fields, and the air was fragrant with myrtles and orange blossoms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
orange
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From this reading Here on the hedges and by the wayside grew purple, green, and white grapes, lemons and oranges hung from trees in the fields, and the air was fragrant with myrtles and orange blossoms.
oranges
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From this reading Here on the hedges and by the wayside grew purple, green, and white grapes, lemons and oranges hung from trees in the fields, and the air was fragrant with myrtles and orange blossoms.
outstretched
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From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The swallow rose in the air and flew over forest and over sea--high above the highest mountains, covered with eternal snow.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thumbelina would have been frozen in the cold air, but she crept under the bird's warm feathers, keeping her little head uncovered, so that she might admire the beautiful lands over which they passed.
purple
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From this reading Here on the hedges and by the wayside grew purple, green, and white grapes, lemons and oranges hung from trees in the fields, and the air was fragrant with myrtles and orange blossoms.
reached
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From this reading At length they reached the warm countries, where the sun shines brightly and the sky seems so much higher above the earth.
rose
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From this reading The swallow rose in the air and flew over forest and over sea--high above the highest mountains, covered with eternal snow.
said
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From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
sea
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From this reading The swallow rose in the air and flew over forest and over sea--high above the highest mountains, covered with eternal snow.
seated
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From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
seems
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From this reading At length they reached the warm countries, where the sun shines brightly and the sky seems so much higher above the earth.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
shines
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From this reading At length they reached the warm countries, where the sun shines brightly and the sky seems so much higher above the earth.
sky
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From this reading At length they reached the warm countries, where the sun shines brightly and the sky seems so much higher above the earth.
snow
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From this reading The swallow rose in the air and flew over forest and over sea--high above the highest mountains, covered with eternal snow.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Thumbelina would have been frozen in the cold air, but she crept under the bird's warm feathers, keeping her little head uncovered, so that she might admire the beautiful lands over which they passed.
strongest
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From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
sun
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From this reading At length they reached the warm countries, where the sun shines brightly and the sky seems so much higher above the earth.
swallow
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From this reading The swallow rose in the air and flew over forest and over sea--high above the highest mountains, covered with eternal snow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thumbelina would have been frozen in the cold air, but she crept under the bird's warm feathers, keeping her little head uncovered, so that she might admire the beautiful lands over which they passed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thumbelina would have been frozen in the cold air, but she crept under the bird's warm feathers, keeping her little head uncovered, so that she might admire the beautiful lands over which they passed.
Thumbelina
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From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
tied
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From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
trees
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From this reading Here on the hedges and by the wayside grew purple, green, and white grapes, lemons and oranges hung from trees in the fields, and the air was fragrant with myrtles and orange blossoms.
uncovered
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From this reading Thumbelina would have been frozen in the cold air, but she crept under the bird's warm feathers, keeping her little head uncovered, so that she might admire the beautiful lands over which they passed.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Thumbelina would have been frozen in the cold air, but she crept under the bird's warm feathers, keeping her little head uncovered, so that she might admire the beautiful lands over which they passed.
warm
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From this reading Thumbelina would have been frozen in the cold air, but she crept under the bird's warm feathers, keeping her little head uncovered, so that she might admire the beautiful lands over which they passed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here on the hedges and by the wayside grew purple, green, and white grapes, lemons and oranges hung from trees in the fields, and the air was fragrant with myrtles and orange blossoms.
wayside
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From this reading Here on the hedges and by the wayside grew purple, green, and white grapes, lemons and oranges hung from trees in the fields, and the air was fragrant with myrtles and orange blossoms.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At length they reached the warm countries, where the sun shines brightly and the sky seems so much higher above the earth.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Thumbelina would have been frozen in the cold air, but she crept under the bird's warm feathers, keeping her little head uncovered, so that she might admire the beautiful lands over which they passed.
white
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From this reading Here on the hedges and by the wayside grew purple, green, and white grapes, lemons and oranges hung from trees in the fields, and the air was fragrant with myrtles and orange blossoms.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
wings
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From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Thumbelina would have been frozen in the cold air, but she crept under the bird's warm feathers, keeping her little head uncovered, so that she might admire the beautiful lands over which they passed.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, I will go with you," said Thumbelina; and she seated herself on the bird's back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.
