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1898
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From this reading Longmans, Green and Co, 1918 (1898) The stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren.
1918
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From this reading Longmans, Green and Co, 1918 (1898) The stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Hector's little boy may have heard them in Troy Town, for it is certain that Homer knew them, and that some of them were written down in Egypt about the time of Moses.
always
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From this reading People in different countries tell them differently, but they are always the same stories, really, whether among little Zulus, at the Cape, or little Eskimo, near the North Pole.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading People in different countries tell them differently, but they are always the same stories, really, whether among little Zulus, at the Cape, or little Eskimo, near the North Pole.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Longmans, Green and Co, 1918 (1898) The stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nobody knows how old they are, or who told them first.
Ark
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From this reading The children of Ham, Shem and Japhet may have listened to them in the Ark, on wet days.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Longmans, Green and Co, 1918 (1898) The stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading People in different countries tell them differently, but they are always the same stories, really, whether among little Zulus, at the Cape, or little Eskimo, near the North Pole.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Longmans, Green and Co, 1918 (1898) The stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren.
BooksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Longmans, Green and Co, 1918 (1898) The stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren.
boy
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From this reading Hector's little boy may have heard them in Troy Town, for it is certain that Homer knew them, and that some of them were written down in Egypt about the time of Moses.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading People in different countries tell them differently, but they are always the same stories, really, whether among little Zulus, at the Cape, or little Eskimo, near the North Pole.
Cape
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From this reading People in different countries tell them differently, but they are always the same stories, really, whether among little Zulus, at the Cape, or little Eskimo, near the North Pole.
certain
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From this reading Hector's little boy may have heard them in Troy Town, for it is certain that Homer knew them, and that some of them were written down in Egypt about the time of Moses.
children
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From this reading The children of Ham, Shem and Japhet may have listened to them in the Ark, on wet days.
Co
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countries
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country
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days
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From this reading The children of Ham, Shem and Japhet may have listened to them in the Ark, on wet days.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading People in different countries tell them differently, but they are always the same stories, really, whether among little Zulus, at the Cape, or little Eskimo, near the North Pole.
differently
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From this reading People in different countries tell them differently, but they are always the same stories, really, whether among little Zulus, at the Cape, or little Eskimo, near the North Pole.
down
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From this reading Hector's little boy may have heard them in Troy Town, for it is certain that Homer knew them, and that some of them were written down in Egypt about the time of Moses.
Egypt
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From this reading Hector's little boy may have heard them in Troy Town, for it is certain that Homer knew them, and that some of them were written down in Egypt about the time of Moses.
Eskimo
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From this reading People in different countries tell them differently, but they are always the same stories, really, whether among little Zulus, at the Cape, or little Eskimo, near the North Pole.
Fairy
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From this reading Longmans, Green and Co, 1918 (1898) The stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nobody knows how old they are, or who told them first.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hector's little boy may have heard them in Troy Town, for it is certain that Homer knew them, and that some of them were written down in Egypt about the time of Moses.
generally
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From this reading Longmans, Green and Co, 1918 (1898) The stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren.
grandchildren
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From this reading Longmans, Green and Co, 1918 (1898) The stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren.
Green
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From this reading Longmans, Green and Co, 1918 (1898) The stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren.
Ham
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From this reading The children of Ham, Shem and Japhet may have listened to them in the Ark, on wet days.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Longmans, Green and Co, 1918 (1898) The stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren.
heard
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From this reading Hector's little boy may have heard them in Troy Town, for it is certain that Homer knew them, and that some of them were written down in Egypt about the time of Moses.
Hector's
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From this reading Hector's little boy may have heard them in Troy Town, for it is certain that Homer knew them, and that some of them were written down in Egypt about the time of Moses.
Homer
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From this reading Hector's little boy may have heard them in Troy Town, for it is certain that Homer knew them, and that some of them were written down in Egypt about the time of Moses.
how
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From this reading Nobody knows how old they are, or who told them first.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Longmans, Green and Co, 1918 (1898) The stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hector's little boy may have heard them in Troy Town, for it is certain that Homer knew them, and that some of them were written down in Egypt about the time of Moses.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hector's little boy may have heard them in Troy Town, for it is certain that Homer knew them, and that some of them were written down in Egypt about the time of Moses.
Japhet
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From this reading The children of Ham, Shem and Japhet may have listened to them in the Ark, on wet days.
knew
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From this reading Hector's little boy may have heard them in Troy Town, for it is certain that Homer knew them, and that some of them were written down in Egypt about the time of Moses.
knows
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From this reading Nobody knows how old they are, or who told them first.
listened
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From this reading The children of Ham, Shem and Japhet may have listened to them in the Ark, on wet days.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hector's little boy may have heard them in Troy Town, for it is certain that Homer knew them, and that some of them were written down in Egypt about the time of Moses.
Longmans
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From this reading Longmans, Green and Co, 1918 (1898) The stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The children of Ham, Shem and Japhet may have listened to them in the Ark, on wet days.
Moses
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From this reading Hector's little boy may have heard them in Troy Town, for it is certain that Homer knew them, and that some of them were written down in Egypt about the time of Moses.
near
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From this reading People in different countries tell them differently, but they are always the same stories, really, whether among little Zulus, at the Cape, or little Eskimo, near the North Pole.
NobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody knows how old they are, or who told them first.
North
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From this reading People in different countries tell them differently, but they are always the same stories, really, whether among little Zulus, at the Cape, or little Eskimo, near the North Pole.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The children of Ham, Shem and Japhet may have listened to them in the Ark, on wet days.
old
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From this reading Longmans, Green and Co, 1918 (1898) The stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The children of Ham, Shem and Japhet may have listened to them in the Ark, on wet days.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nobody knows how old they are, or who told them first.
People
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From this reading People in different countries tell them differently, but they are always the same stories, really, whether among little Zulus, at the Cape, or little Eskimo, near the North Pole.
places
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From this reading Longmans, Green and Co, 1918 (1898) The stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren.
Pole
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From this reading People in different countries tell them differently, but they are always the same stories, really, whether among little Zulus, at the Cape, or little Eskimo, near the North Pole.
really
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From this reading People in different countries tell them differently, but they are always the same stories, really, whether among little Zulus, at the Cape, or little Eskimo, near the North Pole.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People in different countries tell them differently, but they are always the same stories, really, whether among little Zulus, at the Cape, or little Eskimo, near the North Pole.
Shem
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From this reading The children of Ham, Shem and Japhet may have listened to them in the Ark, on wet days.
some
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From this reading Hector's little boy may have heard them in Troy Town, for it is certain that Homer knew them, and that some of them were written down in Egypt about the time of Moses.
stories
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From this reading Longmans, Green and Co, 1918 (1898) The stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Longmans, Green and Co, 1918 (1898) The stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Longmans, Green and Co, 1918 (1898) The stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hector's little boy may have heard them in Troy Town, for it is certain that Homer knew them, and that some of them were written down in Egypt about the time of Moses.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Longmans, Green and Co, 1918 (1898) The stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Longmans, Green and Co, 1918 (1898) The stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Nobody knows how old they are, or who told them first.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nobody knows how old they are, or who told them first.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hector's little boy may have heard them in Troy Town, for it is certain that Homer knew them, and that some of them were written down in Egypt about the time of Moses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Longmans, Green and Co, 1918 (1898) The stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nobody knows how old they are, or who told them first.
Town
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From this reading Hector's little boy may have heard them in Troy Town, for it is certain that Homer knew them, and that some of them were written down in Egypt about the time of Moses.
Troy
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From this reading Hector's little boy may have heard them in Troy Town, for it is certain that Homer knew them, and that some of them were written down in Egypt about the time of Moses.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hector's little boy may have heard them in Troy Town, for it is certain that Homer knew them, and that some of them were written down in Egypt about the time of Moses.
wet
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From this reading The children of Ham, Shem and Japhet may have listened to them in the Ark, on wet days.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading People in different countries tell them differently, but they are always the same stories, really, whether among little Zulus, at the Cape, or little Eskimo, near the North Pole.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Nobody knows how old they are, or who told them first.
women
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From this reading Longmans, Green and Co, 1918 (1898) The stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren.
written
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From this reading Hector's little boy may have heard them in Troy Town, for it is certain that Homer knew them, and that some of them were written down in Egypt about the time of Moses.
Zulus
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From this reading People in different countries tell them differently, but they are always the same stories, really, whether among little Zulus, at the Cape, or little Eskimo, near the North Pole.
