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44
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
74
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
96
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Many of the sketches in this volume are the work of Rebecca McCann, creator of the "Cheerful Cherub," etc._ "Old Mr. Owl wanted to write a book and he asked the fairies how to set about doing it," commenced daddy.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _Many of the sketches in this volume are the work of Rebecca McCann, creator of the "Cheerful Cherub," etc._ "Old Mr. Owl wanted to write a book and he asked the fairies how to set about doing it," commenced daddy.
afternoons
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
American
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With four illustrations in color by Florence Choate and Elizabeth Curtis TO "E. E. E."
appeared
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Many of the sketches in this volume are the work of Rebecca McCann, creator of the "Cheerful Cherub," etc._ "Old Mr. Owl wanted to write a book and he asked the fairies how to set about doing it," commenced daddy.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Many of the sketches in this volume are the work of Rebecca McCann, creator of the "Cheerful Cherub," etc._ "Old Mr. Owl wanted to write a book and he asked the fairies how to set about doing it," commenced daddy.
Association
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
awakened
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
back
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
book
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With four illustrations in color by Florence Choate and Elizabeth Curtis TO "E. E. E."
cage
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
chair
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
Cheerful
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From this reading _Many of the sketches in this volume are the work of Rebecca McCann, creator of the "Cheerful Cherub," etc._ "Old Mr. Owl wanted to write a book and he asked the fairies how to set about doing it," commenced daddy.
Cherub
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From this reading _Many of the sketches in this volume are the work of Rebecca McCann, creator of the "Cheerful Cherub," etc._ "Old Mr. Owl wanted to write a book and he asked the fairies how to set about doing it," commenced daddy.
Choate
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From this reading With four illustrations in color by Florence Choate and Elizabeth Curtis TO "E. E. E."
color
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From this reading With four illustrations in color by Florence Choate and Elizabeth Curtis TO "E. E. E."
commenced
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From this reading _Many of the sketches in this volume are the work of Rebecca McCann, creator of the "Cheerful Cherub," etc._ "Old Mr. Owl wanted to write a book and he asked the fairies how to set about doing it," commenced daddy.
creator
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From this reading _Many of the sketches in this volume are the work of Rebecca McCann, creator of the "Cheerful Cherub," etc._ "Old Mr. Owl wanted to write a book and he asked the fairies how to set about doing it," commenced daddy.
Curtis
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From this reading With four illustrations in color by Florence Choate and Elizabeth Curtis TO "E. E. E."
daddy
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From this reading _Many of the sketches in this volume are the work of Rebecca McCann, creator of the "Cheerful Cherub," etc._ "Old Mr. Owl wanted to write a book and he asked the fairies how to set about doing it," commenced daddy.
deal
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From this reading "'Well,' said the fairy queen, 'it makes a good deal of difference, old Mr. Owl, what you want to write about.'
difference
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From this reading "'Well,' said the fairy queen, 'it makes a good deal of difference, old Mr. Owl, what you want to write about.'
doing
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From this reading _Many of the sketches in this volume are the work of Rebecca McCann, creator of the "Cheerful Cherub," etc._ "Old Mr. Owl wanted to write a book and he asked the fairies how to set about doing it," commenced daddy.
E
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From this reading With four illustrations in color by Florence Choate and Elizabeth Curtis TO "E. E. E."
eagle
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
Elizabeth
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From this reading With four illustrations in color by Florence Choate and Elizabeth Curtis TO "E. E. E."
etc
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From this reading _Many of the sketches in this volume are the work of Rebecca McCann, creator of the "Cheerful Cherub," etc._ "Old Mr. Owl wanted to write a book and he asked the fairies how to set about doing it," commenced daddy.
fairies
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
fairy
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From this reading "'Well,' said the fairy queen, 'it makes a good deal of difference, old Mr. Owl, what you want to write about.'
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
Florence
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From this reading With four illustrations in color by Florence Choate and Elizabeth Curtis TO "E. E. E."
four
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From this reading With four illustrations in color by Florence Choate and Elizabeth Curtis TO "E. E. E."
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
Frontispiece
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Well,' said the fairy queen, 'it makes a good deal of difference, old Mr. Owl, what you want to write about.'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Many of the sketches in this volume are the work of Rebecca McCann, creator of the "Cheerful Cherub," etc._ "Old Mr. Owl wanted to write a book and he asked the fairies how to set about doing it," commenced daddy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
how
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From this reading _Many of the sketches in this volume are the work of Rebecca McCann, creator of the "Cheerful Cherub," etc._ "Old Mr. Owl wanted to write a book and he asked the fairies how to set about doing it," commenced daddy.
humming-bird
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
hurried
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
illustrations
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From this reading With four illustrations in color by Florence Choate and Elizabeth Curtis TO "E. E. E."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With four illustrations in color by Florence Choate and Elizabeth Curtis TO "E. E. E."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Many of the sketches in this volume are the work of Rebecca McCann, creator of the "Cheerful Cherub," etc._ "Old Mr. Owl wanted to write a book and he asked the fairies how to set about doing it," commenced daddy.
lets
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
listen
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
makes
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From this reading "'Well,' said the fairy queen, 'it makes a good deal of difference, old Mr. Owl, what you want to write about.'
Many
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From this reading _Many of the sketches in this volume are the work of Rebecca McCann, creator of the "Cheerful Cherub," etc._ "Old Mr. Owl wanted to write a book and he asked the fairies how to set about doing it," commenced daddy.
McCann
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From this reading _Many of the sketches in this volume are the work of Rebecca McCann, creator of the "Cheerful Cherub," etc._ "Old Mr. Owl wanted to write a book and he asked the fairies how to set about doing it," commenced daddy.
mother
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
Mr
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
Newspaper
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
nonsense
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From this reading "'What nonsense!' he said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
Old
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From this reading _Many of the sketches in this volume are the work of Rebecca McCann, creator of the "Cheerful Cherub," etc._ "Old Mr. Owl wanted to write a book and he asked the fairies how to set about doing it," commenced daddy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
out
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
Owl
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
Press
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
queen
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From this reading "'Well,' said the fairy queen, 'it makes a good deal of difference, old Mr. Owl, what you want to write about.'
Rebecca
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From this reading _Many of the sketches in this volume are the work of Rebecca McCann, creator of the "Cheerful Cherub," etc._ "Old Mr. Owl wanted to write a book and he asked the fairies how to set about doing it," commenced daddy.
said
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
Service
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
set
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From this reading _Many of the sketches in this volume are the work of Rebecca McCann, creator of the "Cheerful Cherub," etc._ "Old Mr. Owl wanted to write a book and he asked the fairies how to set about doing it," commenced daddy.
sketches
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From this reading _Many of the sketches in this volume are the work of Rebecca McCann, creator of the "Cheerful Cherub," etc._ "Old Mr. Owl wanted to write a book and he asked the fairies how to set about doing it," commenced daddy.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
stories
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With four illustrations in color by Florence Choate and Elizabeth Curtis TO "E. E. E."
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
Union
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
volume
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From this reading _Many of the sketches in this volume are the work of Rebecca McCann, creator of the "Cheerful Cherub," etc._ "Old Mr. Owl wanted to write a book and he asked the fairies how to set about doing it," commenced daddy.
want
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From this reading "'Well,' said the fairy queen, 'it makes a good deal of difference, old Mr. Owl, what you want to write about.'
wanted
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From this reading _Many of the sketches in this volume are the work of Rebecca McCann, creator of the "Cheerful Cherub," etc._ "Old Mr. Owl wanted to write a book and he asked the fairies how to set about doing it," commenced daddy.
We've
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
Well
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From this reading "'Well,' said the fairy queen, 'it makes a good deal of difference, old Mr. Owl, what you want to write about.'
Western
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From this reading "Mr. Owl awakened the fairies and told them to listen to his book" _Frontispiece_ "In the afternoons Elizabeth lets him out of his cage" 44 "'We've been on this chair so long,' said the fourth eagle" 74 "The mother humming-bird hurried back" 96 _These stories first appeared in the American Press Association Service and the Western Newspaper Union._
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "'Well,' said the fairy queen, 'it makes a good deal of difference, old Mr. Owl, what you want to write about.'
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With four illustrations in color by Florence Choate and Elizabeth Curtis TO "E. E. E."
work
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From this reading _Many of the sketches in this volume are the work of Rebecca McCann, creator of the "Cheerful Cherub," etc._ "Old Mr. Owl wanted to write a book and he asked the fairies how to set about doing it," commenced daddy.
write
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From this reading _Many of the sketches in this volume are the work of Rebecca McCann, creator of the "Cheerful Cherub," etc._ "Old Mr. Owl wanted to write a book and he asked the fairies how to set about doing it," commenced daddy.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Well,' said the fairy queen, 'it makes a good deal of difference, old Mr. Owl, what you want to write about.'
